Chestnut Mountain
Chestnut Mountain rises to 807 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the east-northeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lone Field Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49020089, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 807 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 21.6 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Headforemost Mountain Overlook · 2 mi
- Black Rock Hill Overlook · 2 mi
- Onion Mountain Overlook · 2 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lone Field Hill: 0.8 mi
- Floyd Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Chesnut Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Fork Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Blue Spring Hill: 2.5 mi
- Peaks of Otter Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 7.5 mi
- Jellystone Park Natural Bridge: 8.9 mi
- Knick Field: 11.4 mi
- Centennial Park: 11.4 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 7.5 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 9.0 mi
- Indian and Settler Conflict: 11.7 mi
- National D-Day Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Liberty Lake Park: 13.3 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 12.2 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 16.3 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 20.4 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 20.7 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 20.8 mi
- Rhinoceros: 11.2 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 11.4 mi
- Knight Statue: 20.5 mi
- Peristyle: 20.5 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 21.1 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 8.2 mi
- Victory Garden: 12.2 mi
- Rain Garden: 20.2 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 20.5 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 21.5 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 7.9 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 8.7 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 8.9 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 9.3 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 10.0 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 8.5 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 20.3 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 20.7 mi
- Lake Robertson: 20.8 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 22.6 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 2.0 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 2.7 mi
- Lace Falls: 9.1 mi
- Panther Falls: 21.2 mi
- Big Spring: 4.4 mi
- Hunting Spring: 7.6 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 8.0 mi
- Marble Spring: 9.0 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 13.0 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 23.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.0 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Howrytown: 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,287 m | 3.8 mi |
| Thunder Hill | ENE 68° | 1,221 m | 4.5 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | S 183° | 1,215 m | 3.7 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,167 m | 5.1 mi |
| Onion Mountain | E 99° | 1,157 m | 3.6 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | SE 133° | 1,131 m | 2.6 mi |
| The Pinnacle | S 178° | 1,119 m | 3.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 329° | 1,106 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356571030
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