Brushy Ridge
Brushy Ridge rises to 1,185 m in Virginia. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Tims Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 21 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49015911, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1185 m
How to reach it
- 20.8 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 21.4 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 27.3 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Tims Knob: 0.6 mi
- Gwin Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Signal Corps Knob: 2.3 mi
- The Bump: 4.0 mi
- The Peak: 5.0 mi
- Deerfield Park: 4.7 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 12.4 mi
- Highland Park: 13.7 mi
- Montgomery Hall Park: 18.9 mi
- Gypsy Hill Park and Golf Course: 19.0 mi
- Phillips Spring: 3.1 mi
- Rocky Spring: 5.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 7.2 mi
- Red Oak Spring: 7.4 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 7.9 mi
- Highland County Museum: 6.8 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 13.9 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 19.8 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 20.0 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 20.0 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 3.7 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 3.8 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 5.9 mi
- Cannon: 19.1 mi
- Statler Brothers: 19.9 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 11.7 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 13.9 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 16.3 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 16.6 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 19.3 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 8.1 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 10.8 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 21.1 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 22.8 mi
- Staunton: 19.9 mi
- Chodo IX: 20.0 mi
- Watering Can: 20.2 mi
- Flower Pots: 20.2 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 4.0 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 7.9 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Byrd Point: 9.6 mi
- Trinity Point: 14.2 mi
- Raven Rocks: 25.0 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 14.0 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 20.0 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 20.2 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 24.8 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 24.8 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Brushy Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | SE 142° | 1,358 m | 8.4 mi |
| Hogback | SE 145° | 1,355 m | 8.5 mi |
| Barren Rock | NNW 335° | 1,335 m | 11.8 mi |
| Sounding Knob | WNW 301° | 1,334 m | 11.3 mi |
| Freezland Flat | NE 34° | 1,325 m | 7.4 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | NE 42° | 1,320 m | 12.3 mi |
| Hardscrabble Knob | NE 34° | 1,305 m | 8.8 mi |
| Tearjacket Knob | NNE 33° | 1,289 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mustoe 1 SW, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583497
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