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The Chimney

The Chimney, seen from above at true elevation

The Chimney rises to 501 m in Virginia. Big A Mountain stands 1,126 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is The Towers, a peak 0.4 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 0.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082269, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
501 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.27805, -82.30171

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 28
  • Pine Mountain Trail State Park: 2.4 mi
  • Elkhorn City Park: 3.2 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 4.2 mi
  • Haysi Town Park: 5.0 mi
  • Poplar Gap Park: 8.1 mi
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 5
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Old Fashion Elk: 3.3 mi
  • Crazy Eyes Elk: 3.3 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Hatfield McCoy Feud Site Tours: 24.9 mi
  • AirBoat Rides and Tours: 25.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25.0 miles of The Chimney. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big A MountainSE 137°1,126 m21.4 mi
Buck KnobSW 231°917 m24.3 mi
Skeet Rock KnobWSW 255°909 m4.7 mi
Guest MountainSSW 205°855 m25.0 mi
Fuller MountainSE 125°848 m21.0 mi
Osborne MountainESE 106°840 m23.4 mi
Keen MountainE 99°834 m20.6 mi
Skegg KnobW 261°827 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:41
June solstice06:1020:1520:54
September equinox07:1818:5319:28
December solstice07:4016:3517:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333644546269727266554437

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Breaks Interstate Park, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356582625

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