Chapman Mountain
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
- 2.3 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 22.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Naked Creek Overlook · 2 mi
- Tanners Ridge Overlook · 2 mi
- Blackrock Overlook · 3 mi
- Hazeltop Ridge Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Piney Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Devils Tanyard: 1.9 mi
- Bailey Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Blackrock: 2.6 mi
- Powell Mountain: 2.8 mi
- 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
- CCC Camp: 3.0 mi
- Five Tents: 3.8 mi
- Upper Pocosin Mission: 7.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Shenandoah Displacement momunment: 10.0 mi
- Naked Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
- Lewis Spring Falls: 2.1 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
- Upper Big Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
- Dark Hollow Falls: 3.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- Lewis Spring: 2.4 mi
- Davids Spring: 3.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 5.2 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 6.3 mi
- Furnace Spring: 8.3 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 9.8 mi
- Luray Caverns: 10.5 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 10.6 mi
- The Garden Maze: 10.6 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 10.8 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 2.1 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 4.0 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 7.0 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 10.7 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 2.9 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 11.0 mi
- Pavilian: 15.2 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 16.8 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 8.7 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 21.8 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 24.9 mi
- ISAT Patio: 21.0 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 21.2 mi
- Heishman Garden: 21.5 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill | ENE 59° | 1,232 m | 5.8 mi |
| Stony Man | NE 46° | 1,220 m | 8.7 mi |
| Fork Mountain | ESE 120° | 1,172 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hazeltop | SE 140° | 1,149 m | 3.0 mi |
| Bushytop | NE 45° | 1,142 m | 7.8 mi |
| Nakedtop | NE 53° | 1,138 m | 5.4 mi |
| Spitler Hill | ENE 69° | 1,138 m | 5.6 mi |
| Betty's Rock | NE 56° | 1,131 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356581794
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 2 mi
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