Chestnut Knob
Chestnut Knob rises to 889 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Brannom Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pulaski County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49020076, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 889 m
How to reach it
- 15.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 22.6 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 18 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 19 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 19 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Marshall Park: 3.6 mi
- Onion Ring: 8.4 mi
- Pulaski Wayside Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Pulaski Bike Park: 10.5 mi
- Shot Tower State Historical Park: 10.7 mi
- Brannom Knob: 0.7 mi
- Bear Knob: 1.3 mi
- Ore Knob: 1.3 mi
- Dead Pine Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Bullard Knob: 2.6 mi
- Wake Forest Kentland Slave Memorial: 21.5 mi
- Montgomery County War Memorial: 21.8 mi
- Montgomery County Bicentennial: 21.8 mi
- Montgomery County Confederate Monument: 21.8 mi
- African American Memory & Storyboard: 21.8 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 9.7 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 19.9 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 21.7 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 21.9 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 22.8 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 19.9 mi
- One Clear View: 20.3 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 21.8 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 24.4 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 12.3 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 12.4 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 18.0 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 20.7 mi
- Raven Cliff: 21.4 mi
- High Point: 24.0 mi
- Waterfront: 4.6 mi
- Water Front: 8.5 mi
- DAK Lights: 13.3 mi
- Modern Art: 24.0 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 16.2 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 18.0 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Chestnut Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | ESE 123° | 1,210 m | 13.3 mi |
| Hog Mountain | ESE 117° | 1,087 m | 17.0 mi |
| Jones Mountain | ESE 113° | 1,081 m | 17.3 mi |
| Slate Mountain | ESE 120° | 1,059 m | 17.0 mi |
| Dead Pine Mountain | N 358° | 1,048 m | 2.1 mi |
| Indian Ridge | ESE 110° | 1,037 m | 11.2 mi |
| Bear Knob | NE 46° | 1,032 m | 1.3 mi |
| Beamer Knob | SSW 193° | 1,032 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
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 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pulaski 2 E, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1464827 — Chestnut Knob, Pulaski County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356560829
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- Mount Airy · 28 mi
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