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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
1,185 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.89511, -82.53847

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

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
Peaks
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: 29
  • 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: 18
  • 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
Gardens: 14
  • 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
Cliffs: 12
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 BaldNNE1,674 m7.1 mi
Big StampNNE1,639 m7.3 mi
Upper Haw KnobNNE1,492 m4.9 mi
Sampson MountainNE1,454 m6.9 mi
Elk Wallow KnobNE1,452 m4.9 mi
Firescald MountainNE1,442 m5.8 mi
Sampson PeakNE1,442 m6.9 mi
Lower Haw KnobNNE1,401 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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