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Brushy Hill

Brushy Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Brushy Hill rises to 597 m in Virginia. Big House Mountain stands 1,111 m to the northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Hills Preserve, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49015819, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
597 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.78906, -79.48800

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 32
  • Boxerwood Nature Center & Woodland Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Morgan Park: 1.8 mi
  • Woods Creek Park: 2.0 mi
  • Hopkins Green: 2.4 mi
  • Revenhorst Park: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 29
  • Liberty Hall Ruins: 2.1 mi
  • Washington And Lee University: 2.5 mi
  • Virginia Military Institute: 2.6 mi
  • Sigma Nu Fraternity Marker: 2.7 mi
  • Cincinnatus Citizen-Soldier: 2.8 mi
Springs: 13
  • Bubbling Springs: 12.1 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Marble Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 15.7 mi
Museums: 8
Waterfalls: 8
  • Lace Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Panther Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Apple Orchard Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Blue Suck Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Stony Run Falls: 19.9 mi
Artworks: 7
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 11.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Lantos Waterfront: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Greenhouse Area: 20.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Brushy Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big House MountainNW1,111 m5.0 mi
North MountainWSW1,059 m10.8 mi
Big ButtN1,053 m7.7 mi
Little House MountainNW1,032 m4.2 mi
Ragged MountainNNW1,003 m9.5 mi
White Rock MountainNNW1,002 m8.7 mi
Green HillWSW997 m9.0 mi
Dale MountainNNW991 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5720:0520:44
September equinox07:0618:4219:17
December solstice07:3116:2217:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744546371757467564537
Precip in3.12.83.53.74.14.84.13.33.73.13.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356570717

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