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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: 36
  • Riverside Park: 3.1 mi
  • Riverside Park: 9.7 mi
  • Huntingdon Little League: 9.8 mi
  • Woodcock Valley Community Park: 9.8 mi
  • Detweiler Memorial Field: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 32
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
Gardens: 2
  • Sculpture Garden: 21.9 mi
  • Garden: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Chestnut Flat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loop MountainW 277°750 m22.1 mi
Butler KnobSSW 193°708 m4.1 mi
Pulpit HillWSW 246°707 m21.3 mi
Round KnobSW 220°699 m11.3 mi
Eckenrode KnobESE 120°683 m18.3 mi
Big Round TopESE 112°672 m17.3 mi
Stone MountainNNE 22°668 m14.8 mi
Fenton KnobESE 113°664 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 5080 °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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