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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: 32
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: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Research and Demonstration Garden: 18.8 mi
  • Community Garden: 22.0 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 MountainNNE 30°1,106 m2.9 mi
Gully MountainNE 47°1,064 m2.8 mi
North MountainNNE 15°1,059 m8.9 mi
Ad Cox KnobNNE 15°1,055 m8.4 mi
Orebank MountainNE 53°1,051 m2.8 mi
Grassy MountainNE 38°1,019 m4.0 mi
Camp MountainNNE 30°1,004 m5.8 mi
Green HillNNE 22°997 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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