Chestnut Knob
Chestnut Knob rises to 1,026 m in Virginia. Point Lookout Mountain stands 1,380 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ewing Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
mountain in Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49020069, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1026 m
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 17.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 21.1 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 19 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 20 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 20 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ewing Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Ewing Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Devils Den: 3.1 mi
- Gleaves Knob: 3.5 mi
- Farmers Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Shot Tower State Historical Park: 9.2 mi
- Dannelly Park: 9.7 mi
- Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park: 10.2 mi
- Withers Park: 10.5 mi
- Raven Cliff: 2.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 2.8 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 24.2 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 7.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 18.8 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 24.8 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 11.5 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 15.9 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 21.7 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 14.1 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 20.0 mi
- Crooked Creek: 15.0 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 19.0 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 24.3 mi
- This Way: 23.5 mi
- Crouse's Chimney: 24.4 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 8.9 mi
- Sharon Springs: 22.0 mi
- Waterfront: 22.4 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Chestnut Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Lookout Mountain | SW 220° | 1,380 m | 12.7 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SW 220° | 1,380 m | 12.7 mi |
| Comers Rock | WSW 255° | 1,237 m | 12.0 mi |
| Horse Heaven | WSW 256° | 1,175 m | 7.1 mi |
| Perkins Knob | WSW 242° | 1,171 m | 7.2 mi |
| Jones Knob | SW 225° | 1,163 m | 4.2 mi |
| High Knob | WSW 244° | 1,150 m | 8.1 mi |
| Sand Mountain | NNW 338° | 1,123 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:32 | 17:12 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wytheville, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1482482 — Chestnut Knob, Carroll County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356571026
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