Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve
Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 1,000 m. Bald Knob stands 1,327 m to the southwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- VA Dept of Conservation and Recreation
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 24.8 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 26.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Brushy Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Salt Pond Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Lone Pine Peak: 1.9 mi
- Kire Mountain: 2.2 mi
- White Rock Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
- Potts Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
- Newport Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
- Blacksburg Shooting range: 9.0 mi
- Deerfield Park: 11.0 mi
- Winfrey’s Rock: 12.7 mi
- VTCC WW1 and April 16th Memorial: 13.3 mi
- The Pylons: 13.4 mi
- April 16th Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Audie Murphy Memorial Monument: 13.6 mi
- St. Luke and Odd Fellows Hall: 13.1 mi
- Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation: 13.6 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 14.1 mi
- Andrew Johnston House: 16.2 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 17.1 mi
- Coal Mining Memorial Coal Carts: 13.2 mi
- Perspective Gallery: 13.4 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 14.1 mi
- Modern Art: 14.5 mi
- Modern Art: 14.5 mi
- Bear Cliff: 4.9 mi
- Bear Cliffs: 5.2 mi
- Barney's Wall: 7.7 mi
- Barneys Wall: 7.8 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 16.5 mi
- Niday Place State Forest: 4.1 mi
- Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Falls Ridge Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Havens Wildlife Management Area: 18.1 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 19.1 mi
- Keffer Oak: 6.9 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 9.4 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 15.0 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 19.6 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 20.3 mi
- Big Spring: 18.2 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 18.4 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 19.0 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 19.2 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 19.7 mi
- Cascades: 7.1 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 21.0 mi
- The Cascades: 21.0 mi
- Middle Cascades: 21.2 mi
- Egypt: 21.1 mi
- Junta: 21.6 mi
- Mercers Saltworks: 23.1 mi
- Whitcomb: 24.7 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 14.0 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 14.9 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 20.0 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 22.5 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | SW 220° | 1,327 m | 6.3 mi |
| Butt Mountain | WSW 248° | 1,282 m | 9.4 mi |
| Lookoff Rock | WSW 246° | 1,256 m | 9.3 mi |
| Wind Rock | W 262° | 1,246 m | 3.1 mi |
| Wrights Peak | NW 320° | 1,242 m | 5.2 mi |
| Brushy Top | WSW 255° | 1,236 m | 7.8 mi |
| Lone Pine Peak | WSW 244° | 1,232 m | 1.9 mi |
| Salt Pond Mountain | WSW 244° | 1,231 m | 1.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:27 | 17:08 |
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 | 43 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union 3 SSE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6764789345
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