Chestnut Flat Mountain
Chestnut Flat Mountain rises to 742 m in West Virginia. Huff Knob stands 1,088 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lilly Mountain, a peak 3.1 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 6.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31542579, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 742 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 21.9 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 16 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 24 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lilly Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Spruce Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Irish Lick Knob: 4.2 mi
- Packs Knob: 4.9 mi
- Coal River Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Ewart Ave Park: 6.5 mi
- Maxwell Hill Community Center and Park: 6.6 mi
- New River Park: 6.8 mi
- Lewis McManus Walking Trail: 7.1 mi
- Wood Park: 7.1 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Fern Point Area: 21.7 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 21.7 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 21.8 mi
- Endless Wall: 21.8 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 9.3 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 12.6 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 15.2 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 16.2 mi
- Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Ship Rock: 9.7 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 12.8 mi
- The Canopy: 13.4 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 22.1 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 23.5 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 6.3 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 6.6 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 6.6 mi
- Wyoming County Historical Museum: 19.3 mi
- Grandview: 14.0 mi
- Needleseye Park: 15.7 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 21.8 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Brooks Falls: 23.9 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 22.5 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Chestnut Flat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huff Knob | SE 145° | 1,088 m | 18.8 mi |
| Ivy Knob | W 260° | 1,083 m | 9.8 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SE 145° | 1,078 m | 18.8 mi |
| Indian Grave Mountain | SSE 150° | 1,049 m | 17.5 mi |
| Pilot Knob | W 263° | 1,037 m | 11.1 mi |
| Rich Knob | SSE 160° | 1,023 m | 18.0 mi |
| Pond Knob | NW 310° | 1,011 m | 8.3 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | NW 313° | 1,009 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beckley VA Hospital, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1537269 — Chestnut Flat Mountain, Raleigh County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356516019
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