Brushy Mountain
Brushy Mountain rises to 1,226 m in Tennessee. Bluff Mountain stands 1,430 m to the east-southeast, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 4.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States.
Wikidata Q31664095, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,226 m
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 4.5 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 14.5 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 22.1 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 8 mi
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 26 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 26 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Walnut Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Tennessee Bluff: 1.8 mi
- Rich Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Bluff Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 5.0 mi
- Houston Valley Recreation Area: 7.8 mi
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 8.6 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
- Cliff Dwellers Cascade: 1.6 mi
- Spring Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
- Little Fall Branch Falls: 6.8 mi
- Needles Falls: 8.2 mi
- Vann Cliff: 5.8 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 5.8 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 6.7 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 9.1 mi
- Raven Cliff: 13.4 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 5.0 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 12.8 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 15.2 mi
- US Constitution: 15.2 mi
- Bill of Rights: 15.2 mi
- Shook Museum: 22.1 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 22.3 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 22.3 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 22.4 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 22.8 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 2.7 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 6.4 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 7.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 12.7 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 13.7 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 8.8 mi
- Overlook Access: 10.4 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 12.5 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 20.9 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 22.7 mi
- Historical Downtown: 25.0 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 11.5 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 12.1 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 22.2 mi
- Berm Park: 23.5 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 22.3 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 22.5 mi
- Wasp: 0.9 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 16.0 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Brushy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,430 m | 2.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSE 167° | 1,408 m | 8.1 mi |
| Max Patch Mountain | S 189° | 1,407 m | 3.8 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | ESE 110° | 1,406 m | 1.8 mi |
| Naked Place Mountain | S 180° | 1,406 m | 8.3 mi |
| Rough Knob | S 170° | 1,381 m | 7.3 mi |
| Rich Mountain | S 183° | 1,311 m | 2.2 mi |
| Laurel Mountain | SW 222° | 1,311 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1326912 — Brushy Mountain, Cocke County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356883396
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- Asheville · 29 mi
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