Brown Mountain
Brown Mountain rises to 266 m in Virginia. Smith Mountain stands 590 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mansion Truss Bridge, a historic site 3.6 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 28 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Campbell County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49015629, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 266 m
How to reach it
- 28.0 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- Mansion Truss Bridge: 3.6 mi
- Veterans War Memorial: 5.4 mi
- John L. Hurt, Jr. Monument: 5.8 mi
- Roark Mill: 6.6 mi
- Pannill's Bridge: 7.3 mi
- Avoca Museum: 5.2 mi
- Shreve Park: 5.4 mi
- English Park: 5.5 mi
- John H. Moseley Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
- Leonard Coleman Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
- Scott Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Dry Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Haden Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Jasper Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Avoca Museum: 5.2 mi
- Sharswood Plantation: 10.4 mi
- Yates Tavern: 13.7 mi
- Campbell County Museum: 14.6 mi
- Patrick Henry Museum: 16.9 mi
- Dinwiddie Arboretum: 5.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.4 mi
- Saponi Garden: 13.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 17.0 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 18.7 mi
- LOVE: 5.4 mi
- Hayes Hall Bell: 21.8 mi
- Hayes Monument: 21.8 mi
- LYH LOVES YOU: 22.6 mi
- Olympic Runner: 22.7 mi
- VUL Sign: 21.8 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 22.8 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 22.8 mi
- Point of Honor: 23.6 mi
- Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit: 24.8 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 17.6 mi
- The Devil's Bookcase: 17.8 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 15.3 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brown Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Mountain | WSW 257° | 590 m | 20.7 mi |
| Greer Knob | WSW 255° | 495 m | 22.6 mi |
| Long Mountain | NNE 23° | 437 m | 15.8 mi |
| Jack Mountain | N 11° | 407 m | 18.0 mi |
| Johnson Mountain | NW 311° | 405 m | 11.8 mi |
| Candler Mountain | N 5° | 398 m | 18.6 mi |
| Wingfield Mountain | NW 313° | 385 m | 24.3 mi |
| Bettys Hill | W 270° | 353 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brookneal, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1463911 — Brown Mountain, Campbell County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356560470
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- Lynchburg · 23 mi
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