Peak · Virginia
Canadays Ridge
Canadays Ridge rises to 1,320 m in Virginia. Stone Mountain stands 1,503 m to the southwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,320 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.75214, -81.33720
- 4.3 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 17.3 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 23.3 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 21 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 24 mi
- Alligator Back Overlook · 24 mi
- Air Bellows Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Iron Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Horne Knob: 1.3 mi
- Snake Den Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.5 mi
- High Knob: 2.9 mi
Parks: 15
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 8.2 mi
- Dark Hollow Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 22.2 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 23.6 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
Museums: 5
- Smyth County Museum: 11.5 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 20.8 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 23.0 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 23.4 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 24.0 mi
Springs: 5
- Big Spring: 14.6 mi
- Sharon Springs: 20.9 mi
- Brig Spring: 22.9 mi
- Cave Spring: 24.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 4
- Big Pinnacle: 12.7 mi
- Listening Rock: 13.2 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 21.2 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Raven Cliff: 16.4 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 17.2 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 24.0 mi
- Alligator Back: 24.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Clinch Mountian: 24.0 mi
- Paddy Mountain Plant Conservation Preserve: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Big Walker Lookout: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Canadays Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Mountain | SW 234° | 1,503 m | 9.5 mi |
| Third Peak | SW 232° | 1,502 m | 9.1 mi |
| Second Peak | SW 229° | 1,476 m | 9.0 mi |
| High Rock | SE 142° | 1,418 m | 7.8 mi |
| First Peak | SW 224° | 1,405 m | 9.2 mi |
| Iron Mountain | ESE 123° | 1,359 m | 0.5 mi |
| Buck Mountain East Peak | SE 134° | 1,356 m | 8.9 mi |
| High Knob | ESE 115° | 1,266 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:33 | 17:13 |
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 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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