Brushy Mountain
Brushy Mountain rises to 645 m in North Carolina. Tryon Peak stands 986 m to the east, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Cove Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31618343, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 645 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 6.5 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 9.0 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 9.6 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Devil's Head · 13 mi
- Exclamation Point · 13 mi
- Opera Box · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Bradley Falls: 0.8 mi
- Big Bradley Falls: 1.2 mi
- Fishtop Falls: 1.3 mi
- Loobie Falls: 1.4 mi
- Stairstep Falls: 1.5 mi
- McCreery Park: 2.7 mi
- Harmon Field: 4.0 mi
- Rogers Park: 4.9 mi
- Depot Garden Park: 5.2 mi
- Woodland Park: 5.3 mi
- Cove Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Humes Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 5.5 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 6.2 mi
- Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 6.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Tennis Courts: 6.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 6.2 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 7.5 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 18.2 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 22.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 23.0 mi
- Native Azalea Garden: 23.4 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 2.2 mi
- Glassy Rock: 8.5 mi
- The Pinnacles: 10.0 mi
- Worlds Edge: 10.1 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 10.3 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 2.7 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 5.1 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 6.1 mi
- House of Flags: 6.2 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 7.9 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 8.6 mi
- Southern X793: 9.5 mi
- Historical Downtown: 9.5 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 12.0 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 12.4 mi
- Orange Bear: 9.6 mi
- Globe: 13.7 mi
- Maria: 14.9 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 18.3 mi
- Springtime in TR: 21.7 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 8.3 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 12.8 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 15.7 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 16.2 mi
- Lenox Spring: 9.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 11.1 mi
- Chick Springs: 22.7 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 22.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Brushy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tryon Peak | E 80° | 986 m | 3.7 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | S 171° | 978 m | 6.0 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | ENE 73° | 940 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | SSW 196° | 921 m | 8.2 mi |
| Cliffield Mountain | N 6° | 918 m | 5.9 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | S 184° | 893 m | 6.5 mi |
| McAlpine Mountain | W 262° | 892 m | 7.3 mi |
| Evans Mountain | SW 224° | 853 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019337 — Brushy Mountain, Polk County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806744
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 26 mi
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