Brushy Mountain
Brushy Mountain rises to 560 m in North Carolina. Bluff Mountain stands 1,430 m to the south-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Murray Branch Recreation Area, a picnic site 1.0 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 2.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1019341).
Wikidata Q31618331, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 560 m
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 3.0 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 11.6 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 16.7 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 3 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 28 mi
- Bull Creek Valley Overlook (MP 373.8) · 29 mi
- Lane Pinnacle Overlook (MP 372.1) · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Deer Park Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Little Knob: 2.3 mi
- Bellcow Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Paint Rock: 3.2 mi
- Rich Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Spring Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
- Ricker Branch Falls: 3.5 mi
- Dudley Falls: 3.5 mi
- Needles Falls: 4.0 mi
- Kelly Falls: 4.5 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 3.3 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 5.8 mi
- Houston Valley Recreation Area: 5.9 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 3.2 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 3.6 mi
- Vann Cliff: 4.1 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 12.2 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 12.2 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 2.1 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 6.7 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 12.6 mi
- US Constitution: 12.6 mi
- Bill of Rights: 12.6 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 4.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 6.2 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 11.8 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 13.5 mi
- Burnett Spring: 17.9 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 3.7 mi
- Overlook Access: 4.6 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 17.3 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 17.3 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 18.3 mi
- Doak House Museum: 18.9 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 22.3 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 8.9 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 24.8 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 17.7 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 17.9 mi
- Wasp: 5.7 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 13.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Brushy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mountain | SSW 208° | 1,430 m | 5.5 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | SSW 213° | 1,406 m | 5.8 mi |
| Round Mountain | SW 232° | 1,290 m | 7.0 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | SW 220° | 1,276 m | 6.7 mi |
| Hap Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,233 m | 7.4 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | SW 229° | 1,226 m | 6.4 mi |
| Roaring Fork Mountain | SSW 209° | 1,223 m | 8.1 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NE 54° | 1,123 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806752
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- Asheville · 29 mi
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