Chestnut Knob
Chestnut Knob rises to 695 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the west, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Bear Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31424164, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 695 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 17.1 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 25.8 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 26.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 25 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 27 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 27 mi
- Hefner Gap Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 0.9 mi
- South Mountains State Park: 3.2 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 6.7 mi
- Casar Park: 6.9 mi
- George Hildebeand Community Park: 7.5 mi
- Simms Hill: 1.4 mi
- Bob Knob: 1.8 mi
- Dogwood Stamp Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Swenk Knob: 2.0 mi
- Hipp Knob: 2.4 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 0.6 mi
- Little River Falls: 0.9 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 1.2 mi
- Upper High Shoals Falls: 1.3 mi
- Beautimos Falls: 3.9 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 9.3 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 9.5 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 9.6 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 10.0 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 14.1 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 18.0 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 18.7 mi
- Martin Luther: 19.7 mi
- Four Trumpets: 21.3 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 21.4 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 15.4 mi
- Something Rotten: 17.3 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 17.3 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 17.3 mi
- Wild Percussion: 17.4 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 9.6 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 9.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Old Hickory Tavern: 18.8 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 20.4 mi
- Observation Deck: 13.5 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 21.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 21.4 mi
- Fox Den: 12.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 12.3 mi
- Swimming beach: 16.4 mi
- Boat beach: 16.5 mi
- Community Gardens: 21.0 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 21.7 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 21.1 mi
- Gully Pipe: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Chestnut Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | W 270° | 918 m | 6.4 mi |
| Hickory Knob | W 274° | 907 m | 5.5 mi |
| Propst Mountain | W 273° | 905 m | 6.4 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | W 274° | 901 m | 5.9 mi |
| Walker Top | WNW 296° | 886 m | 5.0 mi |
| Benn Knob | SSW 200° | 882 m | 3.4 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | W 268° | 874 m | 4.0 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | W 262° | 870 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 983113 — Chestnut Knob, Burke County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357770519
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 20 mi
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