Chestnut Knob
Chestnut Knob rises to 946 m in Georgia. Blood Mountain stands 1,355 m to the southwest, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Helton Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Union County, Georgia, United States of America (GNIS ID = 355143).
Wikidata Q31580725, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 946 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 19.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 25.2 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 5 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Yellow Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Fisher Knob: 1.0 mi
- Jacks Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Frady Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Sheriff Knob: 1.7 mi
- Vogel State Park: 1.1 mi
- Reece State Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Campscape: 7.1 mi
- Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Meeks Park II: 8.2 mi
- Helton Creek Falls: 0.7 mi
- Nottely Falls: 1.3 mi
- Blood Mountain Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
- Upper DeSoto Falls: 2.9 mi
- DeSoto Falls: 2.9 mi
- Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center: 1.4 mi
- World's Largest Amish Chair: 6.1 mi
- Track Rock Gap Petroglyph Site: 8.8 mi
- Smokey and the Bandit: 9.0 mi
- Trahlyta Burial Ground: 9.5 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 4.0 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 9.7 mi
- White Church: 13.5 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 15.4 mi
- Mcdonalds House: 16.1 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 1.1 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 8.6 mi
- White County History Museum: 13.8 mi
- Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 13.8 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 16.1 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 3.2 mi
- Blue Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Grimes Nose: 13.9 mi
- Sheep Nose: 15.0 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 7.0 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 7.2 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 14.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 16.1 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 9.5 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 14.7 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 16.4 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 23.8 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 19.4 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 19.5 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 19.5 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 20.8 mi
- Poop Island: 22.0 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 7.7 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 15.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Chestnut Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Mountain | SW 233° | 1,355 m | 2.2 mi |
| Slaughter Mountain | WSW 254° | 1,317 m | 2.6 mi |
| Coosa Bald | WNW 294° | 1,303 m | 3.5 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | WNW 284° | 1,197 m | 3.0 mi |
| Cowrock | SE 132° | 1,170 m | 3.8 mi |
| Levelland Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,160 m | 2.0 mi |
| Green Cliff Top | SE 131° | 1,153 m | 3.6 mi |
| Wolf Laurel Top | SE 142° | 1,151 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:16 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blairsville EXP STN, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 355143 — Chestnut Knob, Union County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358769120
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