Chimney Rocks
Chimney Rocks rises to 342 m in Ohio. Horseback Knob stands 403 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Weddington Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away. Welsh Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pike County, Ohio, United States.
Wikidata Q35734435, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 342 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 21.9 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Weddington Hill: 1.7 mi
- Big Rock: 5.5 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 6.4 mi
- Point Lookout: 7.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 8.3 mi
- Liberty Wildlife Area: 4.9 mi
- Scioto River Canal Lands Access State Wildlife Area: 7.7 mi
- Bristol Park: 8.0 mi
- Leo Petroglyph State Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Tranquility Park: 8.1 mi
- Ross Lake State Wildlife Area: 13.4 mi
- Samson-Obrist Woods: 13.7 mi
- Wellston Reservoir State Wildlife Park: 16.2 mi
- Stroth-Rader Habitat Conservation Area: 16.4 mi
- Lake Alma State Park: 16.8 mi
- Dogwood Pass: 11.7 mi
- The Grove: 16.3 mi
- Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 16.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre: 16.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Prospecting Company: 17.0 mi
- McKinley Park; William McKinley: 13.0 mi
- McKinley Park: 13.0 mi
- Dard Hunter: 14.4 mi
- Story Mound State Memorial: 15.2 mi
- David Ousley Memorial Field: 15.4 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 2.9 mi
- Alum Cliffs: 16.3 mi
- Lookout Point: 18.0 mi
- Sugar Point: 18.5 mi
- Violet Point: 22.1 mi
- Lillian Jones Museum: 12.9 mi
- Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center: 14.0 mi
- Ross County Museum: 14.0 mi
- Mighty Children's Museum: 14.0 mi
- Environmental Learning Center: 17.1 mi
- Ash Cave: 21.9 mi
- Whispering Cave: 22.8 mi
- Whispering Falls: 23.3 mi
- Broken Rock Falls: 23.5 mi
- Cedar Falls: 23.6 mi
- Richland: 12.2 mi
- Knockemstiff: 17.2 mi
- Oreton: 22.0 mi
- Vinton Furnace: 22.6 mi
- Wellston Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- Third Tier: 16.3 mi
- Ornimental Garden: 16.3 mi
- Apple Water Tower: 13.0 mi
- Carlisle Hill Star: 14.4 mi
- South Ridge: 12.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Chimney Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseback Knob | WNW 289° | 403 m | 15.0 mi |
| Chestnut Oak Knob | WNW 282° | 402 m | 15.3 mi |
| Long | W 263° | 397 m | 13.5 mi |
| Ball Knob | WNW 285° | 394 m | 14.0 mi |
| Davis Knob | WNW 284° | 392 m | 14.8 mi |
| McMechen Hill | W 278° | 392 m | 22.0 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NNW 340° | 390 m | 14.6 mi |
| Potts Hill | W 275° | 389 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:21 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:30 | 17:12 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson 3 NW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357468155
Day trips start here
- Chillicothe · 14 mi
- Southeast Ohio · 25 mi
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