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Brushy Mountain

Brushy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Brushy Mountain rises to 1,499 m in Tennessee. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the south-southwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Rock, a peak 0.7 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 3.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States

Wikidata Q31664146, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1498.69 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.67801, -83.43040

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Grotto Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Baskins Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Thousand Drips: 3.7 mi
Attractions
  • Arch Rock: 2.7 mi
  • Hellbender: 4.6 mi
  • Birdventure: 4.7 mi
  • Rail Runner: 4.8 mi
  • Ripley's Super Fun Zone: 5.2 mi
Parks: 46
  • Mills Park: 4.2 mi
  • Mynatt Park: 5.0 mi
  • Patriot Park: 10.2 mi
  • Wear Farm City Park: 12.0 mi
  • Sevierville City Park: 14.4 mi
Museums: 19
Historic sites: 18
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 11
Artworks: 8
  • Bear: 4.9 mi
  • Fish: 10.4 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 15.1 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 15.1 mi
  • Selu Statue: 16.0 mi
Springs: 4
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Brushy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KuwohiSSW 206°2,024.79 m8.8 mi
Mount le Conte - High TopSSW 192°2,009.55 m1.7 mi
Mt. BuckleySSW 208°2,004.12 m9.1 mi
Mount Le ConteSSW 192°2,004 m1.7 mi
Cliff TopSSW 206°1,996.55 m1.8 mi
Myrtle PointS 183°1,991.56 m1.7 mi
Mount ChapmanE 86°1,960.2 m9.0 mi
Mount LoveSSW 205°1,955.79 m8.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:46
June solstice06:1920:1620:54
September equinox07:2218:5919:32
December solstice07:4016:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262733414855585753453529
Precip in7.25.86.77.57.38.78.77.56.75.26.46.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Leconte, 2 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356790617

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