Chestnut Ridge
Chestnut Ridge rises to 998 m in Virginia. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sideling Hill, a peak 2.8 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49020100, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 998 m
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 24.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 28.0 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 28.7 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Overlooks nearby
- Boston Knob Overlook · 25 mi
- Irish Creek Valley Overlook · 25 mi
- White's Gap Overlook · 26 mi
- Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sideling Hill: 2.8 mi
- South Sister Knob: 3.8 mi
- North Sister Knob: 4.6 mi
- Ratcliff Hill: 4.9 mi
- Wallace Peak: 5.2 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 8.8 mi
- Deerfield Park: 11.0 mi
- Maury Monument: 11.2 mi
- Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District: 12.2 mi
- Brownsburg Historic District: 16.0 mi
- Westlake Sundial: 9.4 mi
- Bob Seibert Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Bath County Veterans Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 18.3 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 18.5 mi
- Rocky Spring: 10.3 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 11.3 mi
- Muddy Spring Run: 11.4 mi
- Phillips Spring: 11.6 mi
- Bolar Spring: 11.9 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 13.5 mi
- Highland County Museum: 18.1 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 20.6 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 20.7 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 21.0 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 7.3 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 10.1 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 12.8 mi
- Lake Robertson: 19.1 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 20.2 mi
- George C. Marshall: 20.6 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 20.7 mi
- The Cannonball: 20.7 mi
- George Washington: 20.7 mi
- Byrd Point: 8.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 18.6 mi
- Trinity Point: 22.5 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 18.7 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 20.1 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 21.2 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 23.3 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 24.2 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 9.7 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 23.1 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 19.2 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 20.4 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 9.4 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Sunset: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Chestnut Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | ENE 64° | 1,358 m | 13.9 mi |
| Hogback | ENE 64° | 1,355 m | 13.4 mi |
| Duncan Knob | NW 305° | 1,164 m | 10.6 mi |
| Northeast Peak | NNE 12° | 1,160 m | 6.0 mi |
| Wallace Peak | N 7° | 1,151 m | 5.2 mi |
| Gwin Mountain | NNE 27° | 1,149 m | 14.0 mi |
| House Rock | W 277° | 1,137 m | 10.6 mi |
| Bonner Mountain | W 272° | 1,121 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:21 | 17:02 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1482506 — Chestnut Ridge, Bath County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356571034
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