Brushy Mountain
Brushy Mountain rises to 1,055 m in North Carolina. Whiteside Mountain stands 1,489 m to the north-northwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pleasant Grove Church Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States.
Wikidata Q31618309, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,055 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 4.6 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 4.5 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 5.5 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 5 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 10 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 21 mi
- Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pleasant Grove Church Falls: 0.5 mi
- Upper Scotsman Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
- Scotsman Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
- Lower Scotsman Creek Falls: 1.5 mi
- Corkscrew Falls: 1.9 mi
- Silver Run Falls: 3.0 mi
- Whiteside Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Dixon Park: 3.8 mi
- Ravenel Park: 4.8 mi
- Jacks Knob: 0.9 mi
- Terrapin Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Bearpen Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Bull Pen Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Coldsides Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 1.3 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 4.4 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Sunset Rock: 4.9 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 6.8 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Chattooga Town: 9.6 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 10.9 mi
- Oconee Station: 13.2 mi
- Catamount Statue: 19.5 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 5.0 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 18.7 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 18.8 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 18.8 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 18.8 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 13.9 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 16.4 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 18.4 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 18.8 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 22.3 mi
- Common Gardening: 18.5 mi
- Franklin Garden: 18.7 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 23.1 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 24.4 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 5.2 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 12.6 mi
- Ear: 19.0 mi
- Chalice: 19.5 mi
- American Eclipse: 19.6 mi
- Moai Statue: 24.3 mi
- Sylva Mural: 24.4 mi
- Moody Spring: 6.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 12.9 mi
- Big Spring: 21.4 mi
- Indian Spring: 24.9 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 10.4 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 11.6 mi
- North Beach: 17.3 mi
- South Beach: 18.3 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 17.3 mi
- South: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Brushy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteside Mountain | NNW 327° | 1,489 m | 3.8 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | NNE 25° | 1,401 m | 5.1 mi |
| Satulah Mountain | W 271° | 1,377 m | 5.1 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | NNE 28° | 1,357 m | 1.3 mi |
| Sassafras Mountain | NE 49° | 1,335 m | 5.0 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,328 m | 3.1 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | NNE 19° | 1,322 m | 5.5 mi |
| Little Fodderstack Mountain | W 275° | 1,296 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019336 — Brushy Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806743
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