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Brush Mountain

Brush Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Brush Mountain rises to 370 m in Virginia. Marys Rock stands 1,071 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Acorn Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 4.2 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
370 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.81489, -78.32142

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 57
Historic sites: 31
  • Indian Grave: 4.0 mi
  • Snead Farm: 7.1 mi
  • Millenium Sundial: 10.1 mi
  • Norfolk & Southern Railway Co. Caboose: 10.1 mi
  • Confederate Soldiers Monument: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 20
Museums: 20
  • Virginia Beer Museum: 10.0 mi
  • Warren Rifles Confederate Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Woodstock Museum Wickham House: 11.0 mi
  • Woodstock Museum Marshall House: 11.0 mi
  • Strasburg Museum: 12.1 mi
Springs: 18
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 7.4 mi
  • Pavilian: 12.1 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 13.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
Artworks: 5
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 9.9 mi
  • Love: 13.6 mi
  • Warrior Statue: 19.3 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 19.9 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 19.9 mi
Gardens: 5
  • W.O. Riley Park Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Old grape garden: 18.9 mi
  • Herb Garden: 22.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 22.2 mi
  • Paris Vegetable Garden: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Brush Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Marys RockS 179°1,071 m11.4 mi
Hogback MountainSE 145°1,056 m4.4 mi
North MarshallESE 113°1,024 m6.9 mi
SugarloafSSE 158°985 m4.6 mi
South MarshallESE 118°979 m6.2 mi
Little Hogback MountainSE 140°940 m5.1 mi
Pass MountainS 178°915 m9.1 mi
The PeakESE 115°889 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:25
June solstice05:4920:0320:42
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2916:1316:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643556371757467564637
Precip in2.82.53.83.44.44.53.64.04.83.43.33.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Front Royal, 10 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356570715

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