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Chestnut Knob

Chestnut Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Knob rises to 1,173 m in North Carolina. Black Balsam Knob stands 1,890 m to the northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Saxifrage Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States

Wikidata Q31620375, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1173 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.26733, -82.77679

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Saxifrage Falls: 0.6 mi
  • King Creek Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Whitetail Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Fawn Branch Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Warrior Falls: 0.7 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 3.7 mi
  • Franklin Park: 3.8 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 4.0 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 5.7 mi
  • Champion Park: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 25
  • Brevard Community Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 18.4 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 18.5 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • Camp John Rock: 1.5 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 7.6 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 10.3 mi
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 14.1 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 16
Attractions: 15
  • M1: 3.5 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 5.7 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 14.0 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 15.3 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 15.8 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Berm Park: 18.4 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 21.2 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 22.8 mi
  • Chalice: 22.8 mi
  • American Eclipse: 22.9 mi
Museums: 11
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 3.2 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry: 5.8 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 16.3 mi
  • The Real American Tea Museum: 17.3 mi
  • Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 18.2 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 17.6 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 15.1 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 21.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 13.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Chestnut Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Balsam KnobNW 307°1,890 m6.9 mi
Tennent MountainNW 313°1,846 m7.1 mi
Silvermine BaldWNW 296°1,822 m6.7 mi
Chestnut BaldWNW 293°1,821 m6.9 mi
Fork River BaldNW 304°1,683 m5.8 mi
Pilot MountainW 275°1,546 m5.1 mi
Seniard MountainNW 316°1,534 m4.9 mi
Green KnobNNW 347°1,534 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3716:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806968

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