Chestnut Knob
Chestnut Knob rises to 512 m in Virginia. Hog Mountain stands 1,087 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hogpen Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Patrick County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49020073, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 512 m
How to reach it
- 11.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 18.7 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Castle Gorge · 12 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 13 mi
- Smart View Overlook · 14 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hogpen Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Gabes Knob: 4.4 mi
- Stuarts Knob: 4.8 mi
- Little Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Richwood Knob: 5.2 mi
- Bowens Creek Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
- Philpott Lake Recreation Area: 6.7 mi
- Langlad Camp Area: 6.8 mi
- Mize Point Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
- Goose Point Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 4.3 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 18.5 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 19.9 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 21.9 mi
- Dan River Bends Preserve: 22.8 mi
- White Falls: 7.3 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
- Lower Cascades: 23.0 mi
- Window Falls: 23.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 23.9 mi
- Patrick Henry Monument: 20.7 mi
- Moratock Iron Furnace: 22.5 mi
- Stoneman's Raid: 22.6 mi
- CCC Ruins: 24.5 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 24.5 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 8.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 14.8 mi
- Virginia Museum of Natural History: 15.8 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 15.9 mi
- Calico Rock: 9.3 mi
- Cracker Point: 12.1 mi
- Indian Face: 24.2 mi
- Moores Wall: 24.5 mi
- One Clear View: 15.8 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 19.0 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 23.8 mi
- Balanced Rock: 24.3 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 6.6 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 13.8 mi
- Brush: 19.1 mi
- Stoneville Sign: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Chestnut Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Mountain | WNW 285° | 1,087 m | 15.0 mi |
| Jones Mountain | WNW 290° | 1,081 m | 14.5 mi |
| Rocky Knob | WNW 299° | 1,080 m | 12.5 mi |
| Slate Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,059 m | 15.3 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | WNW 292° | 1,049 m | 12.9 mi |
| Turnip Patch Ridge | W 274° | 1,015 m | 16.6 mi |
| Turkey Nest Knob | W 274° | 986 m | 17.2 mi |
| Pocket Ridge | NNW 327° | 985 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:05 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
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 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Philpott DAM 2, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1464826 — Chestnut Knob, Patrick County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356560828
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