Brown Mountain
Brown Mountain rises to 1,137 m in West Virginia. Mount Porte Crayon stands 1,452 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Snowy Point, a peak 2.7 miles away. Northwestern Turnpike passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31513143, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,137 m
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 12.5 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 20.0 mi off the Cheat River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 26 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Snowy Point: 2.7 mi
- BearDen Rocks: 4.1 mi
- Bearden Knob: 4.9 mi
- Roger Camp Hill: 5.7 mi
- Stack Rock: 6.9 mi
- Davis Riverfront Park: 5.5 mi
- Davis Park: 5.5 mi
- Tucker Boulder Park: 5.8 mi
- Fairfax Stone State Park: 6.5 mi
- Bayard Park: 7.6 mi
- Blackwater Falls: 6.8 mi
- Elakala Falls: 7.8 mi
- Albert Falls: 8.3 mi
- Douglas Falls: 8.3 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 23.1 mi
- Stony River Dam: 4.3 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 7.9 mi
- Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System: 9.8 mi
- Cobbler Shop in 1859: 17.0 mi
- Beth's Garden: 17.1 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 17.1 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 17.2 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 17.2 mi
- Generation Museum: 20.4 mi
- Sites Homestead: 22.6 mi
- Lower Slabs: 22.6 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 22.8 mi
- Baker Rocks: 22.8 mi
- Southern Pillar: 22.8 mi
- Eagle Rock: 23.7 mi
- Kempton: 6.7 mi
- Stringtown: 13.2 mi
- Mill Run: 13.8 mi
- Smoke Hole: 21.7 mi
- Dobbin Slashings Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Canaan Valley Resort State Park: 10.8 mi
- Herrington Manor State Park: 20.9 mi
- Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 7.3 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 13.3 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 22.8 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 11.3 mi
- Harlan Irons Spring: 21.0 mi
- Bear Haven Day Use Area: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Brown Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Porte Crayon | SSW 195° | 1,452 m | 16.8 mi |
| Weiss Knob | SSW 195° | 1,359 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSW 195° | 1,332 m | 11.1 mi |
| Cabin Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,331 m | 11.2 mi |
| Cabin | S 190° | 1,304 m | 9.9 mi |
| High Mountain | SSW 198° | 1,287 m | 17.8 mi |
| Canaan Mountain | SW 216° | 1,265 m | 11.4 mi |
| Pointy Knob | SW 216° | 1,265 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:16 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Davis 3SE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356523321
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