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Chestnut Bald

Chestnut Bald, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Bald rises to 1,821 m in North Carolina. Black Balsam Knob stands 1,890 m to the north-northeast, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Silvermine Bald, a peak 0.4 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31424159, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,821 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.30649, -82.88902

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Parks
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 6.9 mi
  • Roy Taylor Forest: 7.1 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 8.3 mi
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 8.4 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 10.5 mi
Peaks
Gardens: 21
Historic sites: 20
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 0.9 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 5.7 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 10.8 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 15.7 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
Attractions: 17
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 7.2 mi
  • M1: 10.2 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 10.6 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 12.5 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 13.9 mi
Museums: 11
  • Cradle of Forestry: 6.9 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 9.9 mi
  • Shook Museum: 15.6 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 15.9 mi
  • Fine Art Museum: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Chief Junaluska: 16.1 mi
  • Chalice: 16.3 mi
  • American Eclipse: 16.4 mi
  • Berm Park: 16.4 mi
  • Ear: 16.6 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 10.6 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 19.1 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 23.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 23.7 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 14.0 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 19.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Chestnut Bald. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Balsam KnobNNE1,890 m1.7 mi
Mount HardyW1,866 m2.2 mi
Reinhart KnobWNW1,856 m5.8 mi
Tennent MountainNNE1,846 m2.4 mi
Sam KnobNNW1,844 m1.6 mi
Grassy Cove TopNNE1,844 m3.2 mi
Shining RockNNE1,829 m4.5 mi
Silvermine BaldENE1,822 m0.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1820:1320:50
September equinox07:2018:5719:30
December solstice07:3716:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019624 — Chestnut Bald, Haywood County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806964

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