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Browns Mountain

Browns Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Browns Mountain rises to 490 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the west, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 4.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49015691, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
490 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.57651, -78.25667

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • Sperryville Historic District: 5.8 mi
  • Lake Arrowhead Park: 8.1 mi
  • Rappahannock County Park: 10.9 mi
  • Madison Wayside: 11.2 mi
  • Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 25
  • CCC Camp: 10.3 mi
  • Five Tents: 10.8 mi
  • Confederate Soldiers Monument: 12.0 mi
  • Page County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 12.5 mi
  • O. Winston Link Photo NW-846 Site: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 23
Museums: 22
  • Old School House Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Luray Train Station Musuem: 12.5 mi
  • Madison County Historical Society: 13.4 mi
  • Luray Valley Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Toy Town Junction: 13.7 mi
Springs: 11
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 5.7 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 10.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 6
Artworks: 6
  • Love: 13.6 mi
  • LOVE: 15.7 mi
  • Lions Glasses: 15.7 mi
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 23.8 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 24.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Browns Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HawksbillW 259°1,232 m7.6 mi
Stony ManWNW 283°1,220 m6.4 mi
BushytopW 278°1,142 m7.1 mi
Spitler HillWSW 251°1,138 m7.7 mi
NakedtopW 261°1,138 m8.2 mi
Betty's RockW 265°1,131 m6.8 mi
Little Stony ManWNW 286°1,110 m6.3 mi
Crescent RockW 261°1,086 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:5020:0220:41
September equinox07:0118:3719:12
December solstice07:2816:1416:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536270747367564637
Precip in3.62.84.04.04.75.23.74.15.43.73.74.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sperryville, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356560479

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