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Brushy Mountain

Brushy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Brushy Mountain rises to 569 m in Virginia. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,106 m to the north-northeast, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Spur, a peak 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 9.8 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States (GNIS ID = 1482069).

Wikidata Q49015894, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
569 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.62152, -79.72143

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 30
Museums: 10
  • Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 12.0 mi
  • C&O Railway Heritage Center: 14.5 mi
  • Alleghany Historical Society: 19.0 mi
  • Rockbridge Historical Society: 19.0 mi
  • Stonewall Jackson House: 19.0 mi
Artworks: 8
Waterfalls: 7
  • Lace Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Falling Water Cascades: 12.6 mi
  • Apple Orchard Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Stony Run Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Blue Suck Falls: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 7
Nature reserves: 7
Springs: 7
  • Big Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Hunting Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Marble Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Sand Springs: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Research and Demonstration Garden: 18.8 mi
  • Beale Garden: 22.0 mi
  • Victory Garden: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainNNE1,106 m2.9 mi
Gully MountainNE1,064 m2.8 mi
North MountainNNE1,059 m8.9 mi
Ad Cox KnobNNE1,055 m8.4 mi
Orebank MountainNE1,051 m2.8 mi
Grassy MountainNE1,019 m4.0 mi
Camp MountainNNE1,004 m5.8 mi
Green HillNNE997 m10.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5820:0520:44
September equinox07:0718:4319:18
December solstice07:3116:2417:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946576573777569584639
Precip in3.22.73.73.84.43.94.53.04.13.43.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356570725

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