Browns Peak
Browns Peak rises to 1,038 m in Virginia. Garden Mountain stands 1,437 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Griffith Knob, a peak 1.7 miles away. Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49015703, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1038 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 15.5 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 16.3 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 18.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 4 mi
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Griffith Knob: 1.7 mi
- Little Walker Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Big Turkey Knob: 3.4 mi
- Little Turkey Knob: 3.9 mi
- Big Bend: 4.2 mi
- Dark Hollow Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Burkes Garden Rural Historic District: 9.0 mi
- Withers Park: 9.3 mi
- Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park: 9.5 mi
- Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 10.5 mi
- This Way: 12.2 mi
- Peery & St. Clair Building: 17.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.9 mi
- Sharon Springs: 4.3 mi
- Big Spring: 13.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 15.2 mi
- Raven Cliff: 15.3 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 18.7 mi
- Historic Crab Orchard Museum: 20.1 mi
- Pinnacle Rock State Park: 22.5 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 23.7 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 23.1 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 23.1 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 3.7 mi
- Bluefield Love Sign: 17.9 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Browns Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Mountain | WNW 303° | 1,437 m | 11.1 mi |
| Hutchinson Rock | NW 312° | 1,348 m | 11.4 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | WNW 298° | 1,344 m | 9.6 mi |
| East River Mountain | NW 322° | 1,331 m | 15.2 mi |
| Chimney Rock | NW 324° | 1,304 m | 15.0 mi |
| Greaver Benchmark | N 351° | 1,270 m | 7.5 mi |
| Short Mountain | NW 317° | 1,258 m | 14.9 mi |
| Ghost Knob | NW 318° | 1,250 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:32 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burkes Garden, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356581748
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