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Chapman Mountain

Chapman Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chapman Mountain rises to 870 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the east-northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 2.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019826, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
870 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.51124, -78.48740

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 54
  • Stonewall Memorial Park: 9.9 mi
  • Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 9.9 mi
  • Carillon Park: 10.6 mi
  • Lake Arrowhead Park: 10.6 mi
  • Ruffner Plaza: 10.7 mi
Historic sites: 30
  • CCC Camp: 3.0 mi
  • Five Tents: 3.8 mi
  • Upper Pocosin Mission: 7.6 mi
  • Catherine Furnace: 8.6 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 25
Museums: 21
  • Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 7.7 mi
  • Dukes of Hazard Museum: 9.8 mi
  • Miller-Kite House Museum: 9.9 mi
  • Toy Town Junction: 10.6 mi
  • Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 13
  • Love: 10.5 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 17.0 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 17.1 mi
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 18.3 mi
  • World War Memorial: 21.3 mi
Springs: 12
Picnic sites: 9
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 2.9 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 5.0 mi
  • South River Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 3
  • PATC Entry Run Tract: 8.7 mi
  • Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 21.8 mi
  • Water Street Nature Reserve: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Chapman Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HawksbillENE 59°1,232 m5.8 mi
Stony ManNE 46°1,220 m8.7 mi
Fork MountainESE 120°1,172 m4.5 mi
HazeltopSE 140°1,149 m3.0 mi
BushytopNE 45°1,142 m7.8 mi
NakedtopNE 53°1,138 m5.4 mi
Spitler HillENE 69°1,138 m5.6 mi
Betty's RockNE 56°1,131 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5120:0220:42
September equinox07:0218:3819:13
December solstice07:2916:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273035475562676561504032

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 3 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356581794

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