Brown Mountain
Brown Mountain rises to 782 m in Virginia. Hightop stands 1,091 m to the east-northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49015632, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 782 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 20.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Brown Mountain Overlook · 2 mi
- Ivy Creek Overlook · 2 mi
- Rocky Top Overlook · 2 mi
- Rockytop Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Rockytop: 1.6 mi
- Lewis Peak: 2.6 mi
- Rocky Mount: 2.9 mi
- Weaver Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Port Republic Historic District: 6.8 mi
- Town Park: 8.0 mi
- Grand Caverns Regional Park: 8.4 mi
- Stonewall Memorial Park: 8.5 mi
- East Rockingham Recreation Association: 9.1 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 13.6 mi
- James Madison: 13.7 mi
- James Madison statue: 13.8 mi
- World War Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 15.6 mi
- Port Republic Battle Monument: 4.3 mi
- Cross Keys Battle Monument: 8.3 mi
- Shenandoah Displacement momunment: 8.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 10.7 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 8.4 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 8.5 mi
- Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 13.1 mi
- Virginia Quilt Museum: 14.1 mi
- Explore More Discovery Museum: 14.1 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 13.1 mi
- ISAT Patio: 13.2 mi
- Heishman Garden: 15.8 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 17.3 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 19.6 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 4.2 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 4.3 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 5.1 mi
- Cedar Falls: 10.2 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 11.0 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 7.3 mi
- Rockingham springs: 7.4 mi
- Elkton Spring: 8.5 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 10.0 mi
- Seawright Springs: 16.4 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 5.6 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 13.5 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 15.2 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 17.6 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 17.8 mi
- Fear Forest: 7.8 mi
- Endless View Farms: 13.2 mi
- Apple Cannon: 13.2 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 22.0 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 23.4 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 4.9 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 14.7 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 14.8 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 20.8 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 18.2 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 21.8 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 23.0 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 24.1 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 14.9 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 14.9 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 18.7 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 16.5 mi
- Canada: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Brown Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightop | ENE 72° | 1,091 m | 7.8 mi |
| Big Flat Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,033 m | 3.8 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,026 m | 10.9 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | SSW 213° | 1,025 m | 6.4 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | S 191° | 1,010 m | 5.9 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | E 96° | 1,006 m | 4.5 mi |
| Loft Mountain | SE 138° | 1,002 m | 3.2 mi |
| Lairds Knob | NNW 347° | 1,000 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:17 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Free Union, 16 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583491
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 19 mi
- Charlottesville · 22 mi
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