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Chimney Rock

Chimney Rock, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.87125, -80.23505

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Museums: 7
Nature reserves: 7
Waterfalls: 3
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 2
  • One Clear View: 5.3 mi
  • Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 20.2 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Water Front: 20.7 mi
  • Waterfront: 24.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • Spring Well #25: 11.4 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Chimney Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buffalo MountainWSW 249°1,210 m14.4 mi
Hog MountainWSW 239°1,087 m11.1 mi
Jones MountainWSW 241°1,081 m9.8 mi
Rocky KnobWSW 239°1,080 m6.9 mi
Slate MountainWSW 237°1,059 m11.9 mi
Grassy KnollSW 235°1,049 m8.5 mi
Indian RidgeW 263°1,037 m14.2 mi
Long MountainWSW 247°1,027 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5919:33
June solstice06:0320:0620:44
September equinox07:0918:4519:20
December solstice07:3116:2817:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542515967716963524235

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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