Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve
Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 754 m. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the south-southeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Ridge, a peak 3.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 9.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- VA Dept of Conservation and Recreation
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- The Saddle Overlook · 11 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 11 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 16 mi
- Smart View Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Ridge: 3.4 mi
- Buffalo Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Long Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Macks Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Bullard Knob: 7.0 mi
- Marshall Park: 5.9 mi
- Onion Ring: 8.1 mi
- Mabry Mill: 11.4 mi
- Mabry Mill Historic Mill Area: 11.4 mi
- Floyd Rec Park: 11.7 mi
- Montgomery County War Memorial: 18.6 mi
- Montgomery County Bicentennial: 18.6 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Monument: 18.6 mi
- Montgomery County Confederate Monument: 18.6 mi
- African American Memory & Storyboard: 18.6 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 15.2 mi
- Crooked Creek: 20.0 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 23.9 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 24.3 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 12.0 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 13.7 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 18.6 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 19.3 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 24.0 mi
- DAK Lights: 17.3 mi
- Modern Art: 23.1 mi
- Modern Art: 23.1 mi
- Ode to Jeff Gordon: 24.2 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 24.3 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 16.8 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 16.8 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 18.0 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 24.2 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 24.3 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 16.5 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 17.3 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 19.4 mi
- Water Front: 8.2 mi
- Waterfront: 9.3 mi
- One Clear View: 12.5 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 18.5 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 15.1 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Cracker Point: 18.7 mi
- Calico Rock: 23.7 mi
- White Falls: 21.5 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 23.7 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 17.2 mi
- Spring Well #25: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | SSE 152° | 1,210 m | 6.5 mi |
| Hog Mountain | SE 132° | 1,087 m | 9.5 mi |
| Jones Mountain | SE 124° | 1,081 m | 9.5 mi |
| Rocky Knob | ESE 111° | 1,080 m | 11.3 mi |
| Slate Mountain | SE 137° | 1,059 m | 9.7 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | ESE 119° | 1,049 m | 11.0 mi |
| Dead Pine Mountain | WNW 293° | 1,048 m | 8.9 mi |
| Indian Ridge | SE 135° | 1,037 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:07 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Floyd 2 NE, 14 mi away.
- Kanawha Darter3 obs
- Indian tobacco2 obs
- Southern Harebell2 obs
- Mountain Redbelly Dace2 obs
- Longnose Dace2 obs
- Northern Cardinal1 obs
- Brown-headed Cowbird1 obs
- Eastern Kingbird1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/6764864783
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 27 mi
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