Chesnut Mountain
Chesnut Mountain rises to 515 m in Virginia. Cahas Mountain stands 1,083 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Toms Knob, a peak 3.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49020009, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 515 m
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pine Spur Overlook · 21 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 21 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 23 mi
- Smart View Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Toms Knob: 3.9 mi
- Jacks Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Little Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Fork Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Hidden lake Park: 4.1 mi
- Franklin County Recreation Park: 5.8 mi
- Veterans Park: 9.1 mi
- Lynch Park: 9.1 mi
- Mary Elizabeth Park\: 9.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 14.9 mi
- Virginia Museum of Natural History: 16.4 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 16.8 mi
- Caboose: 17.9 mi
- Lankford House Museum: 20.2 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
- Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 20.7 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 21.0 mi
- Explore Park: 23.4 mi
- Brush: 17.0 mi
- Chatham Hall Arboretum: 20.9 mi
- Curtis' Garden: 21.0 mi
- Saponi Garden: 21.1 mi
- Patrick Henry Monument: 16.6 mi
- Pittsylvania County Confederate Monument: 20.5 mi
- Jeremiah’s Corner: 21.8 mi
- Calico Rock: 19.6 mi
- Cracker Point: 24.4 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 15.7 mi
- White Falls: 22.2 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Chesnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cahas Mountain | NW 315° | 1,083 m | 20.4 mi |
| Fivemile Mountain | WNW 285° | 801 m | 21.3 mi |
| Murray Knob | NW 326° | 695 m | 19.4 mi |
| Roanoke Mountain | NNW 335° | 662 m | 23.1 mi |
| Cooks Knob | WNW 282° | 653 m | 13.3 mi |
| Panther Knob | NNW 345° | 621 m | 20.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNW 328° | 598 m | 23.1 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SW 231° | 593 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rocky MT, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1495118 — Chesnut Mountain, Franklin County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356583408
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 27 mi
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