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Chestnut Knob

Chestnut Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Knob rises to 580 m in Tennessee. Holston Mountain stands 1,264 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Mount, a peak 1.4 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31666369, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
580 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.39566, -82.31347

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Winged Deer Park: 2.6 mi
  • Winged Deer Park: 2.8 mi
  • Winged Deer Park Disc Golf Course: 2.9 mi
  • Lions Park: 4.2 mi
  • Civitan Park: 4.4 mi
Cliffs: 29
Historic sites: 28
  • Massengill Monument: 2.6 mi
  • Fort Watauga: 4.9 mi
  • Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail: 4.9 mi
  • Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga: 4.9 mi
  • The Tipton Family: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Laurel Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Blue Hole Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Coon Den Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Dennis Cove Waterfall: 15.5 mi
  • Red Fork Falls: 17.2 mi
Museums: 12
Attractions: 7
  • Johnson City Sign: 5.8 mi
  • Downtown Square Breezeway: 5.9 mi
  • Appalachian Caverns: 7.4 mi
  • Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 9.0 mi
  • Wautauga Dam: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 12.2 mi
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
  • Potters Truck Stop: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 14.2 mi
  • Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 14.4 mi
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 14.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
Springs: 1
  • Hampton Spring: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Chestnut Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Holston MountainENE 72°1,264 m13.8 mi
Holston High KnobENE 72°1,261 m13.8 mi
Walnut MountainESE 123°1,218 m15.6 mi
Firescald KnobESE 123°1,218 m15.6 mi
Stone MountainSSE 169°1,129 m13.1 mi
Fork MountainSE 142°1,101 m12.5 mi
Pinnacle MountainSSW 194°1,074 m12.7 mi
Campbell Pen KnobSE 133°1,068 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:41
June solstice06:1220:1320:51
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3816:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947566471757468574639
Precip in3.83.84.03.84.45.25.94.23.02.83.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elizabethton, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356794241

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