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View Chesnut Cove

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Looking south-east from View Chesnut Cove. Terrain at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

View Chesnut Cove sits at 3,060 feet on the Blue Ridge Parkway, facing 120 degrees toward the southeast. The land drops 510 feet within 600 meters of the overlook, giving an open view across the terrain below. West Knob rises to the southeast at 1.8 miles and 3,271 feet, while Ball Mountain stands east-northeast at 2.4 miles and 3,065 feet. Chestnut Top is visible east-southeast at 3.1 miles, with Britton Mountain further east at 3.9 miles. Frady Mountain and Blake Mountain are both visible to the east-northeast, at 6.3 and 6.6 miles respectively. Because the overlook faces close to sunrise direction, morning light comes in fairly square to the view; sunrise falls between about 6:16 and 7:37 depending on season. Asheville lies 10.5 miles north-northeast, and Hendersonville is 13.9 miles southeast. The overlook falls between Chestnut Cove Overlook and Sleepy Gap Parking along the route.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
3,060 ft
View
Southeast · 120°
Light
Best at sunrise
Relief
510 ft drop
In view
6 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
Rising to an elevation of 5,721 feet (1,744 meters), Mount Pisgah is a prominent mountain near Asheville, North Carolina. The mountain was acquired by the Vanderbilt family in the late 19th Century, and was sold to the United States Federal Government in 1914-1916, creating the Pisgah National Fores
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Rising to an elevation of 5,721 feet (1,744 meters), Mount Pisgah is a prominent mountain near Asheville, North Carolina. The mountain was acquired by the Vanderbilt family in the late 19th Century, and was sold to the United States Federal Government in 1914-1916, creating the Pisgah National Fores
w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1896, the Rustic-style Buck Spring Lodge was designed by Richard Howland Hunt, son of Richard Morris Hunt, for George Vanderbilt, and his wife, Edith Stuyvesant Vanderbilt, to serve as a summer hunting lodge. The lodge was built of chestnut logs with a rough-hewn stone foundation, and was a
w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1896, the Rustic-style Buck Spring Lodge was designed by Richard Howland Hunt, son of Richard Morris Hunt, for George Vanderbilt, and his wife, Edith Stuyvesant Vanderbilt, to serve as a summer hunting lodge. The lodge was built of chestnut logs with a rough-hewn stone foundation, and was a
w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Luminescent Panellus ( Panellus stipticus )
dsmorris · CC BY 4.0 · source
Luminescent Panellus ( Panellus stipticus )
dsmorris · CC BY 4.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • West Knob3,271 ftsoutheast · 1.8 mi
  • Ball Mountain3,065 fteast-northeast · 2.4 mi
  • Chestnut Top3,067 fteast-southeast · 3.1 mi
  • Britton Mountain2,515 fteast · 3.9 mi
  • Frady Mountain2,518 fteast-northeast · 6.3 mi
  • Blake Mountain2,496 fteast-northeast · 6.6 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

This overlook faces sunrise — 30° off square to it.

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:3519:4319:09
June solstice06:1620:5020:12
September equinox07:1919:2918:55
December solstice07:3717:2216:43

Local time (America/New_York). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Asheville10.5 mi north-northeast
  • Hendersonville13.9 mi southeast
  • Greer42.9 mi south-southeast
← Before it: Chestnut Cove OverlookAfter it: Sleepy Gap Parking →
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Common questions

How high is View Chesnut Cove?

View Chesnut Cove sits at about 3,060 feet (933 m).

What can you see from View Chesnut Cove?

From View Chesnut Cove: West Knob (SE, 1.8 mi); Ball Mountain (ENE, 2.4 mi); Chestnut Top (ESE, 3.1 mi); Britton Mountain (E, 3.9 mi).

Is View Chesnut Cove better at sunrise or sunset?

Sunrise. The land falls away from View Chesnut Cove toward the sunrise, so at sunset the light is behind you. Exact times shift through the year; the page shows the current window.

What is the nearest town to View Chesnut Cove?

Asheville, 11 miles NNE of View Chesnut Cove.

What is the next lookout after View Chesnut Cove?

Sleepy Gap Parking is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after View Chesnut Cove.

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