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Chestnut Flat Spring

Chestnut Flat Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Flat Spring is a spring in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 1,087 m. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the northeast, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hogback, a peak 1.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 21 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1087 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.14703, -79.33954

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 26
Springs: 17
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 8
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Greenhouse Area: 6.0 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 14.5 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 18.8 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 22.1 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • St. Mary's Falls: 19.6 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Lantos Waterfront: 14.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Chestnut Flat Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elliott KnobNE 46°1,358 m1.9 mi
HogbackNE 44°1,355 m1.4 mi
Freezland FlatN 1°1,325 m14.1 mi
Big Bald KnobN 9°1,260 m14.6 mi
Signal Corps KnobNNW 345°1,187 m10.2 mi
Brushy RidgeNNW 334°1,185 m8.9 mi
Gordons PeakN 7°1,184 m13.6 mi
The PinnacleN 5°1,165 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:29
June solstice05:5520:0520:44
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3116:2017:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546270747266554537
Precip in2.92.43.43.34.14.14.14.04.22.62.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staunton WTP, 14 mi away.

  • Eastern Red-backed Salamander5 obs
  • Pipevine Swallowtail4 obs
  • Fringed Bleeding Heart4 obs
  • cliff stonecrop4 obs
  • American mountain ash3 obs
  • Mountain Maple3 obs
  • Common Box Turtle2 obs
  • painted trillium2 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4134311452

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