Skip to content

Chancellor Mountain

Chancellor Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chancellor Mountain rises to 266 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the west, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Walden Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 7.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019761, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
266 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.56507, -78.21415

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 52
  • Sperryville Historic District: 6.4 mi
  • Madison Wayside: 9.5 mi
  • Mountain Run Lake Park: 9.9 mi
  • Lake Arrowhead Park: 10.5 mi
  • Rappahannock County Park: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • CCC Camp: 12.2 mi
  • Five Tents: 12.4 mi
  • Madison County Confederate Memorial: 13.0 mi
  • Madison County Veterans Memorial: 13.0 mi
  • 3rd Wisconsin Monument: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 23
Museums: 17
  • Madison County Historical Society: 12.8 mi
  • Museum of Culpeper History: 13.6 mi
  • Old School House Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Luray Train Station Musuem: 14.9 mi
  • Luray Valley Museum: 16.1 mi
Springs: 11
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 8.0 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 12.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 6
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Chancellor Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HawksbillW 266°1,232 m9.8 mi
Stony ManWNW 285°1,220 m8.8 mi
BushytopW 281°1,142 m9.5 mi
Spitler HillW 260°1,138 m9.7 mi
Betty's RockW 271°1,131 m9.1 mi
Little Stony ManWNW 287°1,110 m8.7 mi
Crescent RockW 268°1,086 m9.2 mi
Pollock KnobW 277°1,086 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:5020:0220:41
September equinox07:0118:3719:12
December solstice07:2816:1416:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536270747367564637
Precip in3.62.84.04.04.75.23.74.15.43.73.74.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sperryville, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1464723 — Chancellor Mountain, Rappahannock County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356560778

More peaks in Virginia

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Chancellor Mountain.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens