Chestnut Knob
Chestnut Knob rises to 769 m in Maryland. Wild Turkey Rock stands 984 m to the southwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Nebo, a peak 1.0 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Maryland, United States of America
Wikidata Q31598936, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 769 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 16.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 17.5 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 4 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Nebo: 1.0 mi
- Fort Hill: 1.6 mi
- Beaver Hill: 1.9 mi
- Contrary Knob: 2.3 mi
- Blossom Hill: 2.4 mi
- Pleasant Valley Recreation Center: 4.7 mi
- North Branch Potomac State Fish Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Creekside Park: 7.3 mi
- Thayer State Game Refuge: 7.4 mi
- New Germany Recreation Area: 8.8 mi
- Piercie Paugh Homestead Site: 6.4 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 8.1 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 9.6 mi
- Casselman’s Bridge: 13.0 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 13.0 mi
- Fulcher P. Smith Conservation Area: 7.4 mi
- New Germany State Park: 8.5 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 10.8 mi
- Weitzell-Bear Creek Conservation Easement: 11.6 mi
- Fork Run Recreation Area: 11.8 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 7.3 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 12.9 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 14.1 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 14.2 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 14.2 mi
- eroded outcropping: 3.0 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 8.2 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 10.3 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 13.0 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 15.9 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 12.8 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 12.8 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 12.9 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 15.7 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 18.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 23.8 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 24.5 mi
- Frankville: 1.2 mi
- Kendall: 15.3 mi
- Blooming Rose: 17.2 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 9.5 mi
- Art: 17.1 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 15.6 mi
- Baughman Spring: 19.6 mi
- Mountain View: 21.2 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Chestnut Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Turkey Rock | SW 217° | 984 m | 7.0 mi |
| Eagle Rock | SW 219° | 953 m | 8.6 mi |
| Pinnacle | SSE 149° | 950 m | 10.3 mi |
| Marsh Hill | WNW 285° | 948 m | 10.6 mi |
| Roman Nose Mountain | WSW 256° | 916 m | 11.0 mi |
| Roman Nose Hill | W 271° | 915 m | 8.1 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | ENE 61° | 913 m | 4.9 mi |
| High Rock | ENE 61° | 910 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:14 | 16:57 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savage RVR DAM, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358238413
Day trips start here
- McHenry · 10 mi
- Grantsville · 13 mi
- Kingwood · 27 mi
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