Chimney Rock
Chimney Rock rises to 742 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pocket Ridge, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Patrick County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49020312, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 742 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Smart View Overlook · 5 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 7 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 7 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pocket Ridge: 1.1 mi
- The Haycocks: 1.6 mi
- Rakes Knob: 1.9 mi
- Shortts Knob: 2.5 mi
- Turners Knob: 2.9 mi
- Deep Run Camp Area: 3.9 mi
- Warren G. Lineberry Community Park: 5.4 mi
- Floyd Rec Park: 6.3 mi
- Rennet Bag Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
- Mines Branch Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 5.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 12.2 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 14.8 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 20.0 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 20.3 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 9.4 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 19.9 mi
- Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve: 21.8 mi
- Montgomery County War Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Monument: 20.3 mi
- Montgomery County Bicentennial: 20.3 mi
- Montgomery County Confederate Monument: 20.3 mi
- African American Memory & Storyboard: 20.3 mi
- White Falls: 5.4 mi
- Camp Creek: 17.2 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 17.2 mi
- Cracker Point: 3.0 mi
- Calico Rock: 7.2 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 24.7 mi
- One Clear View: 5.3 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 20.2 mi
- Water Front: 20.7 mi
- Waterfront: 24.6 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 6.4 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Chimney Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | WSW 249° | 1,210 m | 14.4 mi |
| Hog Mountain | WSW 239° | 1,087 m | 11.1 mi |
| Jones Mountain | WSW 241° | 1,081 m | 9.8 mi |
| Rocky Knob | WSW 239° | 1,080 m | 6.9 mi |
| Slate Mountain | WSW 237° | 1,059 m | 11.9 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | SW 235° | 1,049 m | 8.5 mi |
| Indian Ridge | W 263° | 1,037 m | 14.2 mi |
| Long Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,027 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Floyd 2 NE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1492761 — Chimney Rock, Floyd County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356581800
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