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Brushy Mountain

Brushy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Brushy Mountain rises to 1,185 m in North Carolina. Big Bald stands 1,674 m to the north-northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Stony Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 0.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1019340)

Wikidata Q31618320, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1185 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.89511, -82.53847

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 1.1 mi
  • Mars Hill Recreation Park: 5.3 mi
  • North Buncombe District Park: 10.8 mi
  • Barnard Park: 12.7 mi
  • Walnut Island River Park: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 55
  • Trillium Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Birchfield Camp Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Lower Higgins Creek Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Big Creek Falls: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 33
  • Moye Rest: 4.4 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 10.6 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 10.6 mi
  • US Constitution: 10.6 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 19
  • Friends: 13.4 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 13.4 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 13.4 mi
  • Stream: 13.4 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 13.4 mi
Museums: 17
Cliffs: 15
Gardens: 15
  • Mountain Gardens: 18.3 mi
  • Terrace garden: 18.4 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Camp Celo Gardens: 20.3 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 8
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 17.7 mi
  • Overlook Access: 18.2 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 18.8 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 19.3 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Brushy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldNNE 22°1,674 m7.1 mi
Big StampNNE 22°1,639 m7.3 mi
Upper Haw KnobNNE 29°1,492 m4.9 mi
Sampson MountainNE 51°1,454 m6.9 mi
Elk Wallow KnobNE 42°1,452 m4.9 mi
Firescald MountainNE 48°1,442 m5.8 mi
Sampson PeakNE 51°1,442 m6.9 mi
Lower Haw KnobNNE 25°1,401 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3716:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019340 — Brushy Mountain, Madison County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806749

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