Chestnut Knob
Chestnut Knob rises to 820 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the north, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Skull Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States
Wikidata Q31424170, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 820 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 14.5 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 23.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.5 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 23 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 24 mi
- Table Rock Overlook (MP 329.8) · 24 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Skull Knob: 1.1 mi
- Icy Knob: 1.2 mi
- Cove Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Squire Knob: 1.3 mi
- Propst Mountain: 1.4 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 3.3 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 7.2 mi
- Simpson Field: 8.6 mi
- Glen Alpine Downtown Park: 9.2 mi
- South Mountains State Park: 9.4 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 1.6 mi
- Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 2.9 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 3.3 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 10.9 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 11.0 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 11.1 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 14.9 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 15.4 mi
- Something Rotten: 13.4 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 13.4 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 13.4 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 13.5 mi
- Wild Percussion: 13.5 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 11.1 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 11.3 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 15.4 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 17.9 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 19.9 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 15.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 15.0 mi
- Observation Deck: 20.2 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 24.4 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 15.2 mi
- Four Trumpets: 24.8 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 24.9 mi
- Swimming beach: 12.7 mi
- Boat beach: 12.7 mi
- Fox Den: 16.8 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 17.0 mi
- Gully Pipe: 18.2 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 18.3 mi
- Community Gardens: 24.5 mi
- Raven Cliff: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Chestnut Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | N 8° | 918 m | 1.2 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NE 36° | 907 m | 1.8 mi |
| Propst Mountain | N 8° | 905 m | 1.4 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NNE 27° | 901 m | 1.7 mi |
| Walker Top | NNE 33° | 886 m | 3.9 mi |
| Benn Knob | ESE 111° | 882 m | 5.8 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | ENE 69° | 874 m | 2.8 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | ENE 79° | 870 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357770517
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 26 mi
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