Bruce Mountain
Bruce Mountain rises to 247 m in Virginia. Old Rag Mountain stands 998 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Fox Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49015716, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 247 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacles Overlook · 15 mi
- Thorofare Mtn Overlook · 15 mi
- Thorofare Mountain Overlook · 15 mi
- Old Rag View Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fox Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Hitt Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Parish Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Davis Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Thorofare Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Mountain Run Lake Park: 2.8 mi
- Madison Wayside: 3.3 mi
- Cedar Mountain Battlefield: 5.5 mi
- Kestner Wayside Park: 5.7 mi
- Rockwater Park: 6.3 mi
- 3rd Wisconsin Monument: 5.3 mi
- Stonewall Brigade Monument: 5.3 mi
- Cedar Mountain Battlefield: 5.5 mi
- Madison County Confederate Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Madison County Veterans Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 13.8 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 14.2 mi
- Cedar Run Falls: 14.2 mi
- Cave Falls: 14.3 mi
- Rose River Falls: 16.1 mi
- Museum of Culpeper History: 6.8 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 9.6 mi
- Salubria: 12.9 mi
- James Madison Museum: 16.0 mi
- Orange County Historical Society: 16.0 mi
- Flying Circus Aerodrome: 22.5 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 22.6 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 22.7 mi
- Luray Caverns: 23.6 mi
- The Garden Maze: 23.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 12.0 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 15.9 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 17.7 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 21.3 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 14.0 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 16.8 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 18.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 21.2 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 15.6 mi
- Furnace Spring: 16.4 mi
- Rock Spring: 16.5 mi
- Davids Spring: 17.3 mi
- Lewis Spring: 17.8 mi
- Lake Orange: 18.1 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 19.6 mi
- Whitney State Forest: 21.5 mi
- LOVE: 6.2 mi
- Lions Glasses: 6.2 mi
- Remington Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Bruce Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Rag Mountain | WNW 297° | 998 m | 11.8 mi |
| Hazel Mountain | NW 319° | 881 m | 13.5 mi |
| Hot Mountain | NW 311° | 770 m | 12.7 mi |
| Short Mountain | NW 310° | 715 m | 13.5 mi |
| Sag Top | W 261° | 665 m | 12.7 mi |
| Utz Hightop | WSW 255° | 643 m | 12.2 mi |
| Chapman Mountain | W 267° | 572 m | 13.2 mi |
| Buzzard Rocks | WNW 283° | 503 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston 4 SE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1492649 — Bruce Mountain, Culpeper County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356581750
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 18 mi
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