Chestnut Knob
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
- 3.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 4.7 mi off the Little Parkway
- 7.9 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 8.0 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 3 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 3 mi
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 3 mi
- Moses Cone Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Raven Rock Knob: 0.4 mi
- Pine Knob: 0.5 mi
- Curtis Knob: 1.3 mi
- Sampson Mountain: 2.8 mi
- White Rock Mountain: 2.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- The Gardener: 5.0 mi
- Jessie: 5.0 mi
- Founders Bell: 8.4 mi
- Founders Mall: 8.6 mi
- Aspire: 8.6 mi
- 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
- Native American Artifacts: 4.7 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 4.9 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 5.0 mi
- Turtle Island Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 6.1 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 5.1 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 11.4 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 12.8 mi
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 13.6 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 5.1 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 7.4 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 8.6 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Laura Foster Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 8.1 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 8.7 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 8.7 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 8.7 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Woods Walk: 13.9 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 10.9 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 13.2 mi
- Hayes Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 13.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 14.6 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 6.5 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 18.0 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 11.2 mi
- Shanty Springs: 12.4 mi
- Mortimer: 12.7 mi
- Elk Shoals: 19.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Top Mountain | NW 308° | 1,362 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bentley Knob | NNW 344° | 1,256 m | 3.6 mi |
| Rocky Knob | N 349° | 1,228 m | 7.5 mi |
| Goshen Hill | NNW 344° | 1,197 m | 4.8 mi |
| Green Knob | WNW 292° | 1,196 m | 7.4 mi |
| Deck Hill | NW 318° | 1,186 m | 6.6 mi |
| Sampson Mountain | N 352° | 1,185 m | 2.8 mi |
| Raven Rocks | WNW 291° | 1,181 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 42 | 34 |
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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- Hickory · 30 mi
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