Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve
Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 892 m. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the south-southwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Ridge, a peak 2.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- VA Dept of Conservation and Recreation
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 23.0 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Castle Gorge · 6 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 6 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 15 mi
- Smart View Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Ridge: 2.3 mi
- Buffalo Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Long Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Jones Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Hog Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Mabry Mill Historic Mill Area: 6.8 mi
- Mabry Mill: 6.8 mi
- Warren G. Lineberry Community Park: 8.4 mi
- Floyd Rec Park: 8.6 mi
- Mountain Top Recreation Park: 8.8 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 8.6 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 16.8 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 20.0 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 20.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 24.1 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 14.9 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 19.4 mi
- Crooked Creek: 22.3 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 23.7 mi
- Montgomery County War Memorial: 19.9 mi
- Montgomery County Bicentennial: 19.9 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Monument: 19.9 mi
- Montgomery County Confederate Monument: 20.0 mi
- African American Memory & Storyboard: 20.0 mi
- One Clear View: 9.1 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 19.9 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 22.3 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 15.6 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 19.6 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 20.5 mi
- White Falls: 16.6 mi
- Camp Creek: 24.0 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 24.0 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 21.3 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 21.7 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 21.7 mi
- Water Front: 12.6 mi
- Waterfront: 14.6 mi
- Cracker Point: 14.5 mi
- Calico Rock: 19.0 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 11.9 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 18.1 mi
- Spring Well #25: 21.2 mi
- DAK Lights: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | SSW 207° | 1,210 m | 3.6 mi |
| Hog Mountain | SSE 149° | 1,087 m | 4.5 mi |
| Jones Mountain | SE 131° | 1,081 m | 4.2 mi |
| Rocky Knob | ESE 105° | 1,080 m | 6.0 mi |
| Slate Mountain | SSE 158° | 1,059 m | 4.9 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | ESE 121° | 1,049 m | 5.6 mi |
| Dead Pine Mountain | WNW 295° | 1,048 m | 14.2 mi |
| Indian Ridge | W 274° | 1,037 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| 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, 11 mi away.
- Kanawha Darter4 obs
- colt's-foot3 obs
- Yellow Garden Spider3 obs
- American Robin2 obs
- Mottled Sculpin2 obs
- Flat-headed Salamander2 obs
- Longnose Dace2 obs
- Great Spangled Fritillary2 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element way/720994227
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 25 mi
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