Chestnut Knob
Chestnut Knob rises to 1,319 m in North Carolina. Huckleberry Knob stands 1,696 m to the south, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockstack, a peak 0.6 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31424166, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,319 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 5.3 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 15.4 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 19.9 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 4 mi
- Whig Cove · 5 mi
- Haw Knob · 5 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rockstack: 0.6 mi
- Bob Bald: 1.4 mi
- Stratton Bald: 1.5 mi
- Big Fodderstack: 1.8 mi
- Brush Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 2.6 mi
- Sand Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
- Wolf Laurel Falls: 2.8 mi
- Violet Falls: 2.9 mi
- Upper Cold Branch Falls: 3.0 mi
- Swan Cabin: 2.3 mi
- Fall Branch Scenic Area: 4.2 mi
- Double Camp Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
- Indian Boundary Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
- Tellico Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 12.9 mi
- Chota Monument: 13.3 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 4.9 mi
- Tree of Shame: 7.3 mi
- Greenback Castle: 18.2 mi
- All Nations Cross: 22.6 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 22.7 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Morton Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 20.5 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 12.2 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 12.3 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 16.4 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 17.5 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 20.8 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 19.9 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 24.6 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 24.6 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 24.6 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 25.0 mi
- Calderwood: 7.6 mi
- Proctor: 16.9 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Chestnut Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckleberry Knob | S 170° | 1,696 m | 4.8 mi |
| Haw Knob | S 190° | 1,662 m | 5.7 mi |
| Hooper Bald | S 172° | 1,650 m | 5.9 mi |
| Big Junction | S 187° | 1,638 m | 6.2 mi |
| Little Huckleberry Knob | SSE 168° | 1,636 m | 4.3 mi |
| Laurel Top | S 187° | 1,615 m | 6.5 mi |
| Little Haw Knob | SSW 197° | 1,562 m | 5.5 mi |
| Grassy Top | SSW 192° | 1,514 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:48 | 17:28 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tapoco, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/153436486
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