Bush Mountain
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
- 0.8 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 19.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 25.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sandy Bottom Overlook · 1 mi
- Bacon Hollow Overlook · 1 mi
- Swift Run Overlook · 1 mi
- Eaton Hollow Overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Roundtop: 0.9 mi
- Hightop: 1.8 mi
- Flattop Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Hanse Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Rocky Mount: 3.5 mi
- 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
- Shenandoah Displacement momunment: 5.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Upper Pocosin Mission: 7.1 mi
- Port Republic Battle Monument: 10.2 mi
- Cross Keys Battle Monument: 13.3 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 17.0 mi
- James Madison: 17.0 mi
- James Madison statue: 17.1 mi
- World War Memorial: 17.2 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 18.4 mi
- 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
- Cedar Falls: 4.6 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 5.3 mi
- South River Falls: 5.4 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 8.8 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 9.0 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 16.5 mi
- ISAT Patio: 16.5 mi
- Heishman Garden: 18.5 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 19.4 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 20.1 mi
- Elkton Spring: 4.7 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 7.0 mi
- Rockingham springs: 8.8 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 12.7 mi
- Lewis Spring: 14.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 7.4 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 8.8 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 17.6 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 19.2 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 21.4 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 12.7 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 16.4 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 18.4 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 20.2 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 20.9 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 20.9 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 21.1 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 14.4 mi
- Canada: 21.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightop | E 92° | 1,091 m | 1.8 mi |
| Lewis Mountain | NE 43° | 1,087 m | 8.9 mi |
| Bearfence Mountain | NE 41° | 1,083 m | 10.0 mi |
| Big Flat Mountain | SW 217° | 1,033 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bald Face Mountain | NE 44° | 1,027 m | 5.5 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | ENE 67° | 1,026 m | 4.8 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | SSW 200° | 1,006 m | 3.2 mi |
| Loft Mountain | SW 215° | 1,002 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
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
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 13 mi
- Charlottesville · 22 mi
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