Chesnut Mountain

Chesnut Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Chesnut Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Chesnut Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.48146, -79.58506. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chesnut Mountain

• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~5 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~10 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Falls · waterfall · Alleghany · ~10 km · Must-see
• Thunder Ridge Wilderness · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~14 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~15 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge of Virginia · attraction · Rockbridge · ~21 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~22 km · Must-see
• James River Face Wilderness · sanctuary · Bedford · ~23 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Zoo · church · Alleghany · ~23 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~25 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~34 km · Must-see
• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~42 km · Must-see
• Longdale Recreation Area · park · Greenbrier · ~45 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lexington · ~45 km · Must-see
• University Chapel · church · Lexington · ~45 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chesnut Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Chesnut Mountain

• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~10 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~25 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~34 km · Must-see
• House Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia) · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~49 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~51 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~56 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~60 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~62 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~62 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~64 km · Must-see

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