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Chesnut Mountain

Chesnut Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chesnut Mountain rises to 515 m in Virginia. Cahas Mountain stands 1,083 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Toms Knob, a peak 3.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020009, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
515 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.90736, -79.75475

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 53
  • Hidden lake Park: 4.1 mi
  • Franklin County Recreation Park: 5.8 mi
  • Veterans Park: 9.1 mi
  • Lynch Park: 9.1 mi
  • Mary Elizabeth Park\: 9.7 mi
Museums: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Brush: 17.0 mi
  • Chatham Hall Arboretum: 20.9 mi
  • Curtis' Garden: 21.0 mi
  • Saponi Garden: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 15.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Well #25: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • White Falls: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Chesnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cahas MountainNW 315°1,083 m20.4 mi
Fivemile MountainWNW 285°801 m21.3 mi
Murray KnobNW 326°695 m19.4 mi
Roanoke MountainNNW 335°662 m23.1 mi
Cooks KnobWNW 282°653 m13.3 mi
Panther KnobNNW 345°621 m20.0 mi
Buck MountainNNW 328°598 m23.1 mi
Fork MountainSW 231°593 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:31
June solstice06:0120:0420:42
September equinox07:0818:4319:18
December solstice07:2916:2617:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373946566472767467574640
Precip in3.93.14.04.14.54.94.54.15.03.43.74.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rocky MT, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1495118 — Chesnut Mountain, Franklin County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356583408

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