Peak · North Carolina
Brushy Mountain
Brushy Mountain rises to 1,195 m in North Carolina. Luftee Knob stands 1,894 m to the west, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Scottish Mount, a peak 1.1 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 8.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States
Wikidata Q31618286, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1195 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.70788, -83.08376
- 8.2 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 15.3 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 14.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 14 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 14 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 14 mi
- Bunches Bald Overlook (MP 459.5) · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Scottish Mount: 1.1 mi
- High Knob Ridge: 2.1 mi
- Mount Sterling: 2.2 mi
- Mount Sterling: 2.2 mi
- Longarm Mountain: 2.6 mi
Waterfalls
- Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
- West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
- Mouse Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- Gunter Fork Cascades: 6.2 mi
- Gunter Fork Falls: 6.3 mi
Parks: 48
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Dog walking: 10.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 11.6 mi
- Elevated Creek Park: 13.1 mi
- Maggie Valley Playground: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 31
- Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 8.4 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 9.9 mi
- Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 13.8 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 15.6 mi
- Historical Downtown: 15.9 mi
Historic sites: 21
- Ghost Town Village: 12.6 mi
- Masonic Monument: 12.9 mi
- the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 15.5 mi
- Lyn Lowry Cross: 16.9 mi
- 1983 Plane Crash: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 7.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 9.4 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 11.3 mi
- Cliff: 12.0 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 17.0 mi
Museums: 9
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 13.4 mi
- Shook Museum: 15.3 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 18.3 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 18.3 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 20.2 mi
Artworks: 7
- Chief Junaluska: 13.8 mi
- Berm Park: 20.0 mi
- Selu Statue: 20.6 mi
- Bear: 23.6 mi
- Sylva Mural: 24.3 mi
Springs: 6
- Mouse Creek Spring: 2.2 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 4.0 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 5.7 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 8.1 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 14.3 mi
Gardens: 5
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 13.8 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 15.4 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 20.5 mi
- Vista Gardens: 23.6 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 2.4 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 8.8 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 18.2 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Greenbrier: 17.4 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 23.2 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 24.0 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 24.2 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Covered Bridge Trail: 10.2 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wasp: 13.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Brushy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luftee Knob | W 262° | 1,894.26 m | 7.4 mi |
| Big Cataloochee Mountain | WSW 244° | 1,875.19 m | 5.7 mi |
| Thermo Knob | W 263° | 1,856.17 m | 7.9 mi |
| Balsam Corner | WSW 245° | 1,841.53 m | 6.1 mi |
| Big Butt | WSW 243° | 1,838.05 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Sterling | WSW 259° | 1,780.95 m | 2.2 mi |
| Balsam High Top | WSW 243° | 1,743 m | 6.9 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | SW 218° | 1,721.21 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806748
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