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Chestnut Knob

Chestnut Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Knob rises to 448 m in Virginia. Bull Mountain stands 977 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Dug Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Hanging Rock Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020071, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
448 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.61375, -79.91726

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ridgeway Jaycees Centennial Park: 4.3 mi
  • Ellsworth Ct Nature Trail: 4.4 mi
  • Southside Park: 4.6 mi
  • Fisher Farm Park: 4.7 mi
  • Spruce Street Tennis Courts: 5.8 mi
Peaks: 55
Nature reserves: 7
Waterfalls: 7
  • Fall Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
  • White Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Lower Cascades: 23.9 mi
  • Window Falls: 24.0 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 7
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Brush: 7.0 mi
Artworks: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Mad Town Tubing: 15.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chestnut Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bull MountainWNW 288°977 m17.9 mi
Richwood KnobWNW 288°977 m17.9 mi
Spoon MountainWNW 288°936 m23.2 mi
Gabes KnobWNW 290°908 m17.4 mi
Rock MountainW 280°883 m24.7 mi
Tobacco KnobWNW 282°766 m23.7 mi
Grassy KnobWNW 282°745 m23.3 mi
Carter MountainW 273°709 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5819:32
June solstice06:0220:0420:42
September equinox07:0818:4419:18
December solstice07:2916:2817:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946566472767468574639
Precip in3.83.04.13.64.54.44.04.25.13.63.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsville Fltr PLT, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356586636

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