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Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area

Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 846 m. Fisher Peak stands 1,088 m to the south-southwest, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sams Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.59841, -80.79841

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 53
  • Fishers Peak Historical Site: 3.0 mi
  • Lowgap Park: 6.2 mi
  • Felts Park: 7.9 mi
  • Cedar Ridge Youth Foundation: 8.6 mi
  • New River Trail State Park: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Chestnut Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Cascades: 19.7 mi
  • Incredible Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Stone Mountain Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Falls: 20.0 mi
Museums: 9
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 8
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Virginia Rest Area: 3.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Rebecca Maynard Labyrinth: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Barefoot Beach: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fisher PeakSSW 207°1,088 m3.0 mi
Rich MountainSW 225°1,075 m2.1 mi
Horse KnobSSW 210°1,047 m2.4 mi
Beamer KnobNNE 29°1,032 m6.1 mi
Saddle MountainSW 227°1,004 m9.8 mi
Mitchell KnobNE 52°980 m8.0 mi
Rich Hill MountainSW 226°975 m13.5 mi
Pike KnobNNE 12°963 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0119:35
June solstice06:0620:0720:46
September equinox07:1218:4819:22
December solstice07:3216:3217:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643526168727065544437
Precip in3.22.94.44.85.34.45.23.95.44.13.83.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galax WTP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/40151416

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