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Chestnut Flat

Chestnut Flat, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Flat rises to 498 m in Pennsylvania. Loop Mountain stands 750 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Mine Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49020016, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
498 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.35119, -77.94944

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 33
  • Riverside Park: 3.1 mi
  • Huntingdon Little League: 9.8 mi
  • Woodcock Valley Community Park: 9.8 mi
  • Detweiler Memorial Field: 9.9 mi
  • Portstown Park: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 31
Museums: 12
Picnic sites: 11
  • Bell Furnace Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
  • Pavillon 4: 16.4 mi
  • Pavillon 2: 16.4 mi
  • Pavillon 3: 16.4 mi
  • Pavillon 1: 16.5 mi
Springs: 9
  • Mason Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Diehl Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Swarey Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Sand Springs: 17.8 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Three Crosses of Mapleton: 2.7 mi
  • Tank: 15.3 mi
  • Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal: 19.5 mi
  • Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal: 19.6 mi
  • Shavers Creek Environmental Center: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Sculpture Garden: 21.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Chestnut Flat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loop MountainW750 m22.1 mi
Butler KnobSSW708 m4.1 mi
Pulpit HillWSW707 m21.3 mi
Round KnobSW699 m11.3 mi
Eckenrode KnobESE683 m18.3 mi
Big Round TopESE672 m17.3 mi
Stone MountainNNE668 m14.8 mi
Fenton KnobESE664 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4320:0520:46
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3216:0616:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516169747366544334
Precip in2.82.23.13.74.43.83.83.53.93.42.93.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raystown Lake 2, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1171705 — Chestnut Flat, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357280743

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