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Brush Mountain

Brush Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Brush Mountain rises to 1,049 m in Virginia. Maintop Mountain stands 1,232 m to the northeast, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Lovingston Springs, a spring 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49015793, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1049 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.79697, -79.15691

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 46
  • Tye River Memorial Park: 8.5 mi
  • Laurel Park: 11.1 mi
  • Penny Park: 11.5 mi
  • Glen Maury Park: 12.1 mi
  • Brownsburg Historic District: 12.7 mi
Historic sites: 33
  • Otto Cline Powell monument: 14.0 mi
  • Colonel Claudius Crozet: 15.1 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 15.2 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 15.2 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 15.2 mi
Museums: 19
Springs: 15
  • Lovingston Springs: 0.9 mi
  • Rock Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 11
Artworks: 11
Nature reserves: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • White Rock Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Panther Falls: 9.5 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Lace Falls: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 9.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Brush Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maintop MountainNE 39°1,232 m3.0 mi
Bald KnobSW 223°1,232 m5.3 mi
Pompey PeakS 190°1,229 m3.0 mi
The PriestENE 73°1,227 m5.4 mi
Elk Pond MountainNNW 339°1,226 m1.2 mi
Mount PleasantSSW 191°1,223 m4.0 mi
Cole MountainSW 220°1,197 m4.1 mi
Little PriestE 86°1,133 m4.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5620:0320:43
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2916:2117:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239505868726963524134

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583493

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