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Chestnut Knob

Chestnut Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Knob rises to 793 m in North Carolina. Flat Top Mountain stands 1,362 m to the northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Raven Rock Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31620352, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
793 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.10957, -81.59455

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Silvervale Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Blue Hole Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Dugger Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
  • New Year's Creek Cascades: 5.1 mi
  • Upper Glen Marie Falls: 5.1 mi
Parks
  • Buffalo Cove Community Center: 4.4 mi
  • Sterling Creek Park: 4.5 mi
  • Blowing Rock City Park: 5.0 mi
  • Broyhill Park: 5.1 mi
  • High Gravity Adventures: 5.2 mi
Artworks: 32
Attractions: 26
  • Mystery House: 4.6 mi
  • Mystery Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Ferris Wheel: 5.2 mi
  • Planes & Helicopters: 5.2 mi
  • Tilt-a-Whirl: 5.2 mi
Museums: 18
Historic sites: 10
Gardens: 10
Picnic sites: 10
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 12.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Chestnut Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flat Top MountainNW 308°1,362 m5.9 mi
Bentley KnobNNW 344°1,256 m3.6 mi
Rocky KnobN 349°1,228 m7.5 mi
Goshen HillNNW 344°1,197 m4.8 mi
Green KnobWNW 292°1,196 m7.4 mi
Deck HillNW 318°1,186 m6.6 mi
Sampson MountainN 352°1,185 m2.8 mi
Raven RocksWNW 291°1,181 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:38
June solstice06:1020:0920:47
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3416:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340505764686761514234

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blowing Rock 1NW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1010253 — Chestnut Knob, Caldwell County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357801205

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