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Brushy Mountain

Brushy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Brushy Mountain rises to 966 m in West Virginia. Hanging Rock stands 1,102 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is O'Neill Knob, a peak 2.3 miles away. Midland Trail passes 2.9 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States (GNIS ID = 1554011).

Wikidata Q31514110, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
966 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.80846, -80.24618

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 33
  • Paisley Park: 3.0 mi
  • Lynch Field Park: 3.3 mi
  • Hollowell Park: 10.5 mi
  • Greenbrier Avenue Park: 10.6 mi
  • Montwell Park: 10.7 mi
Springs: 8
  • Thomas Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Cove Creek Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Old Sweet Springs: 12.3 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Museums: 6
  • Greenbrier Military School Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Alleghany Historical Society: 13.8 mi
  • Second Creek Mill: 15.0 mi
  • Craig County Historical Society: 22.3 mi
  • C&O Railway Heritage Center: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Middle Cascades: 9.7 mi
  • Beaverdam Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Falling Spring Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Stony Run Falls: 23.3 mi
  • Blue Suck Falls: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Udderly Chic(k): 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Brushy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hanging RockS1,102 m17.1 mi
Droop MountainN1,100 m16.5 mi
Oliver MountainENE1,088 m12.9 mi
Nicholls KnobSE1,084 m15.7 mi
Bald MountainSE1,074 m17.6 mi
Mud Run MountainESE1,067 m15.3 mi
Fork MountainSE1,039 m16.6 mi
Smith KnobNE1,038 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:33
June solstice06:0020:0820:47
September equinox07:0918:4519:20
December solstice07:3416:2517:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441516067717064534234
Precip in3.02.83.73.74.53.74.13.33.62.72.63.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Sulphur Springs, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524723

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