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Pine Spur Overlook

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Looking north-east from Pine Spur Overlook. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

Pine Spur Overlook sits at 2,703 feet along the Blue Ridge Parkway, facing 30 degrees, with the land dropping 902 feet within 600 meters of the viewpoint. Devil's Backbone Overlook lies just 0.7 miles north-northwest at a comparable 2,708 feet. Farther out, the view takes in a series of peaks: Bunker Hill to the east-northeast at 7.7 miles, Cahas Mountain at 7.9 miles northeast, and Bull Run Knob and Bent Mountain both 8.3 miles to the north. Hemppatch Mountain sits 10.0 miles north, with Masons Knob 10.9 miles north-northeast and Clower Knob 11.8 miles east-northeast. In June, sunrise is at 06:02 and sunset at 20:44; the days shorten toward December, when sunrise comes at 07:31 and sunset at 17:08. The towns of Cave Spring and Roanoke lie to the north-northeast at 15.0 and 19.1 miles respectively, and Blacksburg is 22.1 miles to the northwest. Bald Mountain Overlook is the previous stop along this route.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
2,703 ft
View
Northeast · 30°
Relief
902 ft drop
In view
8 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
Pine Spur Overlook during summertime
Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Pine Spur Panorama during summertime
Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
500px provided description: A Spring morning in the Blue Ridge... [#field ,#landscape ,#spring ,#panorama ,#pasture ,#cc ,#blue ridge mountains ,#attribution ,#Virginia ,#Canon EOS 60D ,#dbnunley]
Donnie Nunley · CC BY 3.0 · source
500px provided description: Hay in a foggy field [#field ,#landscape ,#hay ,#minimalist ,#cc ,#Virginia ,#Canon EOS 60D ,#Blue Ridge Mountains ,#Attribution ,#dbnunley]
Donnie Nunley · CC BY 3.0 · source
500px provided description: In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia on a foggy day... [#autumn ,#trees ,#fog ,#forest ,#cold ,#cc ,#attribution ,#Virginia ,#Canon EOS 60D ,#dbnunley]
Donnie Nunley · CC BY 3.0 · source
500px provided description: Scrub and fog in Virginia [#autumn ,#fog ,#photograph ,#fine art ,#weeds ,#cc ,#scrub ,#attribution ,#Virginia ,#Canon EOS 60D ,#Blue Ridge Mountains ,#dbnunley]
Donnie Nunley · CC BY 3.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Devil's Backbone Overlook2,708 ftnorth-northwest · 0.7 mi
  • Bunker Hill1,410 fteast-northeast · 7.7 mi
  • Cahas Mountain3,538 ftnortheast · 7.9 mi
  • Bull Run Knob3,171 ftnorth · 8.3 mi
  • Bent Mountain3,192 ftnorth · 8.3 mi
  • Hemppatch Mountain3,066 ftnorth · 10.0 mi
  • Masons Knob3,163 ftnorth-northeast · 10.9 mi
  • Clower Knob1,355 fteast-northeast · 11.8 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:2519:3218:58
June solstice06:0220:4420:05
September equinox07:0919:1918:45
December solstice07:3117:0816:27

Local time (America/New_York). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Cave Spring15.0 mi north-northeast
  • Roanoke19.1 mi north-northeast
  • Blacksburg22.1 mi northwest
← Before it: Bald Mountain Overlook
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Common questions

How high is Pine Spur Overlook?

Pine Spur Overlook sits at about 2,703 feet (824 m).

What can you see from Pine Spur Overlook?

From Pine Spur Overlook: Devil's Backbone Overlook (NNW, 0.7 mi); Bunker Hill (ENE, 7.7 mi); Cahas Mountain (NE, 7.9 mi); Bull Run Knob (N, 8.3 mi).

What is the nearest town to Pine Spur Overlook?

Cave Spring, 15 miles NNE of Pine Spur Overlook.

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