Chalet Nivale Nature Preserve
Chalet Nivale Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Washburn Hill stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Shoemaker State Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Arc of Appalachia
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
- 20.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- River Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Hill: 1.8 mi
- Tolle Hill: 2.0 mi
- Weaver Hill: 2.3 mi
- Tener Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Carey Hill: 4.4 mi
- Floyd & Mae McCoy Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Serpent Mound Park: 5.5 mi
- Sinking Spring Public Square: 7.1 mi
- Tranquility State Wildlife Area: 7.6 mi
- Adams Lake State Park: 14.3 mi
- Wickerham Inn 1800-01: 2.2 mi
- The Edwin H. Davis State Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Peebles: 3.1 mi
- Cairn of Peace: 3.3 mi
- The Ten Commandments: 4.0 mi
- Shoemaker State Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Plum Run Prarie: 2.3 mi
- Davis Memorial State Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Quiverheart Gorge: 5.7 mi
- Ka-ma-ma Prairie: 7.1 mi
- Welcome to Peebles: 3.3 mi
- Welcome to Adams County: 3.4 mi
- Buzzardroost Rock: 16.1 mi
- The Ten Commandments: 16.1 mi
- Praying For The Children: 16.1 mi
- Serpent Mound Museum: 5.3 mi
- Fort Hill Education Center: 10.6 mi
- Adams County Historical Society: 16.0 mi
- Appalachian Forest Museum: 17.2 mi
- Harris Dental Museum: 18.1 mi
- Murphin Point: 7.9 mi
- Sugar Point: 20.1 mi
- Lookout Point: 20.4 mi
- Raven Rock: 23.9 mi
- Three Sisters: 17.2 mi
- Shawnee State Park Lookout: 19.8 mi
- Dogwood Pass: 24.8 mi
- Peebles Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Winchester Community Garden: 16.3 mi
- Cedar Falls: 9.9 mi
- South Beach: 15.8 mi
- Knockemstiff: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Chalet Nivale Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn Hill | NNW 341° | 405 m | 11.9 mi |
| Long Lick Hill | N 349° | 405 m | 12.6 mi |
| McCoppin Hill | N 350° | 402 m | 13.4 mi |
| Brown Hill | NNW 344° | 399 m | 12.4 mi |
| Shepherds Mountain | N 7° | 397 m | 11.6 mi |
| Fort Hill | NNW 344° | 392 m | 10.1 mi |
| Peach Mountain | S 184° | 386 m | 5.4 mi |
| Stultz Hill | N 350° | 386 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:10 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:23 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:33 | 17:15 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lucasville, 20 mi away.
- snow trillium104 obs
- sharp-lobed hepatica63 obs
- Virginia bluebells40 obs
- walking fern38 obs
- Purple Cress29 obs
- rue anemone27 obs
- harbinger of spring26 obs
- woodland stonecrop24 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1436696054
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