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Chestnut Grove Mountain

Chestnut Grove Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Grove Mountain rises to 243 m in Alabama. Wilson Mountain stands 357 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 261 miles off.

The story

mountain in Alabama, United States of America

Wikidata Q31542665, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
243 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.53009, -87.01862

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Attractions: 37
  • Historic Downtown Hartselle: 7.7 mi
  • Valley Landing Golf Course (Closed): 21.0 mi
  • Helicopter: 21.5 mi
  • Helicopter: 21.6 mi
  • Clarkson Covered Bridge: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 17
Historic sites: 10
Artworks: 10
  • Tortoise: 5.2 mi
  • Beaver: 5.2 mi
  • Rabbit: 5.2 mi
  • Schooling fish: 5.2 mi
  • Dragonfly: 5.2 mi
Museums: 7
  • Cook Museum of Natural Science: 5.6 mi
  • Southern Railway Depot: 6.0 mi
  • Gulf Museum: 19.1 mi
  • Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 19.3 mi
  • Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 17.7 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 18.0 mi
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 19.5 mi
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Mallard Creek Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Talucah Beach: 16.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Betts Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Betts Spring: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Chestnut Grove Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wilson MountainSE 124°357 m13.8 mi
Fairview MountainSE 131°352 m13.6 mi
Cooper MountainESE 117°350 m15.4 mi
Negro MountainSE 134°342 m14.4 mi
Thomas MountainS 174°337 m14.6 mi
Cook Gap MountainSE 138°319 m17.5 mi
Sand MountainSSW 212°310 m12.1 mi
Flat MountainSSW 210°306 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:00
June solstice05:3719:2720:05
September equinox06:3718:1318:46
December solstice06:5216:0316:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653626976797973625144
Precip in5.45.55.45.24.94.64.83.93.93.94.46.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decatur 4SE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358984431

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