Brushy Mountain
Brushy Mountain rises to 960 m in Virginia. Big Knob stands 1,237 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area, a rest area 0.9 miles away. Midland Trail passes 7.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States (GNIS ID = 1495318).
Wikidata Q49015887, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 960 m
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 12.5 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 25.8 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 26.8 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Hickory Knob: 2.0 mi
- Batlick Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Smith Knob: 4.4 mi
- O'Neill Knob: 5.4 mi
- Humpback Bridge Wayside: 6.8 mi
- Paisley Park: 7.1 mi
- Lynch Field Park: 7.4 mi
- Covington City Park & Pool: 9.4 mi
- Covington Historic District: 9.7 mi
- Thomas Spring: 7.0 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 12.2 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 13.0 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 13.0 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 13.1 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 10.6 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 12.3 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 17.4 mi
- Beartown State Park: 17.6 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 9.7 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 14.4 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 18.4 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 19.0 mi
- Craig County Historical Society: 21.5 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 13.4 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 16.8 mi
- Callie Furnace: 19.2 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 20.9 mi
- Hillsboro: 22.7 mi
- The Bunker: 7.6 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 15.1 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 15.7 mi
- Organ Cave: 15.8 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 17.5 mi
- Middle Cascades: 10.5 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 10.7 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 12.8 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 19.3 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 20.2 mi
- High Point: 8.0 mi
- Piney Point: 8.8 mi
- Coffman Hill: 13.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 20.7 mi
- Brink: 9.8 mi
- Alum Springs: 11.5 mi
- Whitcomb: 14.2 mi
- Mill Run: 20.5 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 0.9 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 6.6 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Brushy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Knob | E 79° | 1,237 m | 13.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | E 80° | 1,179 m | 14.1 mi |
| Rich Patch Mountains | ESE 122° | 1,120 m | 14.7 mi |
| Oliver Mountain | NE 47° | 1,088 m | 9.5 mi |
| Nicholls Knob | SE 142° | 1,084 m | 12.9 mi |
| Montgomery Knob | ESE 120° | 1,081 m | 14.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,074 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mud Run Mountain | SE 128° | 1,067 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Sulphur Springs, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1495318 — Brushy Mountain, Alleghany County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356583495
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