The Channels Natural Area Preserve
The Channels Natural Area Preserve is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 1,246 m. Beartown Mountain stands 1,429 m to the northeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Knob, a peak 0.2 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Named places within 25 miles
- Middle Knob: 0.2 mi
- Potato Hill Knob: 0.7 mi
- Brumley Ridge: 1.4 mi
- Turkey Knob: 3.5 mi
- The Loop: 3.8 mi
- J.S. Easterly Park: 5.4 mi
- Old Mill Park: 6.1 mi
- Lebanon Town Park: 6.5 mi
- Historic Whites Mill: 7.1 mi
- Glade Hollow Ball Park: 7.4 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Dedicated To All The Veterans of Russell County: 5.8 mi
- In Remembrance to the Veterans of Russel County S. Hughes Melton Medical Doctor: 5.9 mi
- Veteran's of all Service Branches: 11.5 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 19.3 mi
- Hidden Valley Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 7.0 mi
- Pinnacle Natural Area Perserve: 7.6 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 9.0 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 9.1 mi
- Morrison Cliff: 4.5 mi
- Pinnacle: 7.5 mi
- Christy Cliffs: 13.5 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Backbone Rock: 21.0 mi
- Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 11.1 mi
- William King Museum: 11.1 mi
- Historical Society of Washington County: 11.2 mi
- Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 11.6 mi
- Birthplace of Country Music Museum: 22.2 mi
- Courthouse Common Soldier, 1914: 6.2 mi
- Wooly: 11.6 mi
- Heartwood: 12.1 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 19.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 14.8 mi
- Brig Spring: 22.8 mi
- Cave Spring: 23.9 mi
- Boiling Spring: 24.6 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 19.1 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 19.6 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 23.6 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 20.5 mi
- Abrams Falls: 20.6 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 21.2 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 23.9 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 24.3 mi
- John Douglas Wayside: 8.1 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 11.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of The Channels Natural Area Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beartown Mountain | NE 47° | 1,429 m | 5.9 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,379 m | 12.5 mi |
| Redrock Mountain | ENE 69° | 1,345 m | 10.0 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | ENE 60° | 1,323 m | 12.3 mi |
| Peak 4300 | NE 50° | 1,311 m | 8.0 mi |
| Brumley Mountain | WSW 238° | 1,287 m | 4.4 mi |
| Middle Knob | WNW 295° | 1,264 m | 0.2 mi |
| Short Mountain | ENE 67° | 1,245 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:35 | 17:16 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/808088838
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