Brushy Mountain
Brushy Mountain rises to 1,088 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,293 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District, a park 3.0 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Alleghany County and Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States (GNIS ID = 1496195).
Wikidata Q49015890, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,088 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook · 20 mi
- Buena Vista Overlook · 21 mi
- White's Gap Overlook · 21 mi
- Irish Creek Valley Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Short Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Rough Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Griffith Knob: 4.8 mi
- White Rock Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Big House Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District: 3.0 mi
- Longdale Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
- Booker T Washington Park: 10.3 mi
- Linden Park: 10.3 mi
- Memorial Park: 10.6 mi
- Liberty Hall Ruins: 11.7 mi
- Westlake Sundial: 11.9 mi
- Callie Furnace: 11.9 mi
- Bob Seibert Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Washington And Lee University: 12.4 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 3.9 mi
- Sand Springs: 11.5 mi
- Grose Spring: 16.5 mi
- Muddy Spring Run: 17.3 mi
- Blowing Springs: 19.2 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 10.6 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 12.3 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 12.4 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 12.5 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 12.5 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 12.4 mi
- George C. Marshall: 12.5 mi
- The Cannonball: 12.5 mi
- George Washington: 12.6 mi
- Peristyle: 18.3 mi
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 12.4 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 16.8 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 17.2 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 17.4 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 17.7 mi
- Lake Robertson: 4.9 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 9.6 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 21.5 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 24.1 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 10.1 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 10.4 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 16.7 mi
- Lace Falls: 17.0 mi
- Panther Falls: 22.4 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 12.0 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 22.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 12.7 mi
- Byrd Point: 22.9 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Brushy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | WNW 288° | 1,293 m | 12.1 mi |
| Big House Mountain | ESE 123° | 1,111 m | 5.2 mi |
| Warm Springs Mountain | NW 313° | 1,089 m | 12.4 mi |
| North Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,059 m | 9.0 mi |
| Ad Cox Knob | SSW 194° | 1,055 m | 9.4 mi |
| Big Butt | ENE 77° | 1,053 m | 9.0 mi |
| Little Brushy Mountain | NW 318° | 1,049 m | 12.1 mi |
| Little Mare Mountain | NW 317° | 1,043 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583830
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