Wheatstone Ridge

Wheatstone Ridge: 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 Wheatstone Ridge

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 Wheatstone Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.86989, -79.15688. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wheatstone Ridge

• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~7 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~8 km · Must-see
• Crabtree Falls · waterfall · Pendleton · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Joy Pond Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~9 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~10 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~11 km · Must-see
• Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~12 km · Must-see
• Three Ridges Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~18 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~31 km · Must-see
• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~32 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lexington · ~33 km · Must-see
• University Chapel · church · Lexington · ~33 km · Must-see
• Goshen Pass · sanctuary · Preston · ~34 km · Must-see
• Goshen Scout Reservation · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tinkling Spring Church · church · Augusta · ~35 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~40 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wheatstone Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Wheatstone Ridge

• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~7 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~8 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~11 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~31 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~45 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~45 km · Must-see
• House Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia) · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sugar Hollow · viewpoint · Charles · ~61 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Highland · ~62 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Virginia

Frequently asked