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Bush Mountain

Bush Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bush Mountain rises to 820 m in Virginia. Hightop stands 1,091 m to the east, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Roundtop, a peak 0.9 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017130, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
820 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.33763, -78.58474

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Roundtop: 0.9 mi
  • Hightop: 1.8 mi
  • Flattop Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Hanse Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • Rocky Mount: 3.5 mi
Parks
  • Stonewall Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
  • Greene County Park: 9.9 mi
  • Port Republic Historic District: 12.7 mi
  • Rockingham Park at the Crossroads: 12.9 mi
  • East Rockingham Recreation Association: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 44
Artworks: 41
Museums: 28
  • Miller-Kite House Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 10.4 mi
  • Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 14.6 mi
  • Explore More Discovery Museum: 17.2 mi
  • Virginia Quilt Museum: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 20
Gardens: 17
Springs: 11
Attractions: 10
  • Fear Forest: 12.3 mi
  • Endless View Farms: 19.1 mi
  • Apple Cannon: 19.1 mi
  • Cooter's Luray: 21.3 mi
  • Free Speech Wall: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • South River Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 9.1 mi
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 10.0 mi
  • Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 10.1 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 15.5 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Bush Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HightopE 92°1,091 m1.8 mi
Lewis MountainNE 43°1,087 m8.9 mi
Bearfence MountainNE 41°1,083 m10.0 mi
Big Flat MountainSW 217°1,033 m7.8 mi
Bald Face MountainNE 44°1,027 m5.5 mi
Saddleback MountainENE 67°1,026 m4.8 mi
Flattop MountainSSW 200°1,006 m3.2 mi
Loft MountainSW 215°1,002 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:26
June solstice05:5220:0220:42
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:2816:1616:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273035475562676561504032

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 15 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1464160 — Bush Mountain, Rockingham County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356560545

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