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Chestnut Knob

Chestnut Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates39.51028, -79.17754

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 22
Nature reserves: 18
Museums: 15
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 9.5 mi
  • Art: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Baughman Spring: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Mountain View: 21.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wild Turkey RockSW 217°984 m7.0 mi
Eagle RockSW 219°953 m8.6 mi
PinnacleSSE 149°950 m10.3 mi
Marsh HillWNW 285°948 m10.6 mi
Roman Nose MountainWSW 256°916 m11.0 mi
Roman Nose HillW 271°915 m8.1 mi
Big Savage MountainENE 61°913 m4.9 mi
High RockENE 61°910 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:5020:0820:48
September equinox07:0518:4019:16
December solstice07:3416:1416:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495866716963514133
Precip in3.02.63.33.74.64.64.13.53.82.92.42.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savage RVR DAM, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358238413

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