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Chapman Mountain

Chapman Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chapman Mountain rises to 572 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the north-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Sag Top, a peak 1.4 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 5.1 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
572 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.46513, -78.36278

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 48
  • Lawrence Beasley Park: 8.2 mi
  • Hoover Ridge Football Complex: 8.9 mi
  • Hoover Ridge Sand Volleyball Court: 8.9 mi
  • Hoover Ridge Baseball Complex: 9.1 mi
  • Hoover Ridge Soccer Complex: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 25
Historic sites: 22
  • Five Tents: 3.7 mi
  • CCC Camp: 5.2 mi
  • Upper Pocosin Mission: 7.8 mi
  • Madison County Confederate Memorial: 8.2 mi
  • Madison County Veterans Memorial: 8.2 mi
Museums: 19
  • Madison County Historical Society: 8.2 mi
  • Miller-Kite House Museum: 14.2 mi
  • Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 14.2 mi
  • Old School House Museum: 14.7 mi
  • Luray Train Station Musuem: 14.7 mi
Springs: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 6.1 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 6.5 mi
  • South River Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 11.0 mi
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 6
Artworks: 5
  • Love: 15.2 mi
  • LOVE: 19.3 mi
  • Lions Glasses: 19.3 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 23.8 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 23.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Annie duPont Formal Garden: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Chapman Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HawksbillNNW 344°1,232 m6.5 mi
Fork MountainWNW 289°1,172 m3.0 mi
HazeltopW 281°1,149 m4.9 mi
BushytopN 352°1,142 m8.8 mi
Spitler HillNNW 344°1,138 m5.4 mi
NakedtopNNW 340°1,138 m6.8 mi
Betty's RockN 352°1,131 m7.1 mi
BlackrockNW 315°1,116 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5020:0220:42
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2816:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273035475562676561504032

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 6 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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1495376 — Chapman Mountain, Madison County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356583520

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