Chimney Rock
Chimney Rock rises to 778 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the northwest, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Flat Top, a peak 0.9 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 5.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49020318, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 778 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 14.3 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 17.9 mi off the Pine Mountain Road
- 20.7 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Flag Rock Overlook · 5 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 14 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 14 mi
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Flat Top: 0.9 mi
- Camp Rock: 2.0 mi
- Brushy Knob: 2.4 mi
- Eagle Knob: 2.5 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Legion Park: 5.0 mi
- Locust Avenue Park: 5.4 mi
- Clear Creek Park: 5.5 mi
- Veterans Park: 5.6 mi
- Norton City Park: 5.7 mi
- The Wilderness Road Blockhouse: 12.9 mi
- Coach Harry Fry: 15.1 mi
- Highest Point in Kentucky: 17.1 mi
- Anderson Block House Monument: 17.9 mi
- Old Meade Homeplace: 20.3 mi
- June Tolliver House: 9.9 mi
- Harry W. Meador Coal Museum: 10.2 mi
- Southwest Virginia Museum: 10.3 mi
- Fannon Train Museum: 15.0 mi
- Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center: 15.4 mi
- Devil's Bathtub: 4.4 mi
- Spearhead Trails: 7.9 mi
- Portal 30: 19.4 mi
- Train: 19.4 mi
- Train: 19.4 mi
- Copper Creek Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Bald Alley Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Otter House Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Skeleton Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Christy Cliffs: 22.1 mi
- Woodbooger Statue: 4.6 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 8.0 mi
- War memorial Honor Roll: 22.1 mi
- Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 8.1 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 8.1 mi
- Abrams Falls: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Chimney Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | NW 320° | 1,288 m | 3.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | WNW 283° | 1,259 m | 17.1 mi |
| The Doubles | WNW 282° | 1,247 m | 16.1 mi |
| Eagle Knob | NNW 342° | 1,196 m | 2.5 mi |
| Camp Rock | NW 322° | 1,188 m | 2.0 mi |
| Little Mountain | NW 305° | 1,130 m | 2.7 mi |
| Potato Hill | W 277° | 1,123 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bowling Knob | WSW 243° | 1,075 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:15 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wise 1SE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1494874 — Chimney Rock, Scott County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356583322
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