Chestnut Mountain
Chestnut Mountain rises to 710 m in North Carolina. Sampson Mountain stands 1,185 m to the north, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackson Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Upper Yadkin Way passes 3.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1010256).
Wikidata Q31620468, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 710 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 7.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.3 mi off the Little Parkway
- 13.6 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 8 mi
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 8 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 8 mi
- Moses Cone Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Silvervale Falls: 1.8 mi
- Lower Thunderhole Falls: 7.3 mi
- Barn Ridge Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
- Woodruff Branch Falls: 7.4 mi
- Thunderhole Falls: 7.8 mi
- Happy Valley Park (North): 3.6 mi
- Happy Valley Optimist Park: 3.9 mi
- Happy Valley Park (South): 4.0 mi
- Buffalo Cove Community Center: 5.8 mi
- Yadkin Valley Community Park: 6.0 mi
- Jackson Knob: 0.5 mi
- Butt Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Whetstone Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Johnnys Knob: 1.8 mi
- Hayes Knob: 2.1 mi
- Home of General William Lenoir: 6.3 mi
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 7.4 mi
- Mystery House: 9.7 mi
- Mystery Hill: 9.7 mi
- Ferris Wheel: 10.3 mi
- The Gardener: 8.4 mi
- Jessie: 8.4 mi
- Golden Throat: 8.5 mi
- While I Close My Eyes: 8.6 mi
- Red Corona: 8.6 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 8.3 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 8.4 mi
- Caldwell Historical Museum: 8.8 mi
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 9.7 mi
- Native American Artifacts: 9.8 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 8.3 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 8.9 mi
- Laura Foster Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 12.8 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 13.6 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 8.4 mi
- Hibriten Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 11.9 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 13.3 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 12.7 mi
- Raven Cliff: 13.0 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 13.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 13.2 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 13.3 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Woods Walk: 13.8 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 8.2 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 13.2 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 13.7 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 13.7 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 12.0 mi
- Shanty Springs: 13.1 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.8 mi
- Gully Pipe: 21.2 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 9.9 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 14.3 mi
- Swimming beach: 24.3 mi
- Boat beach: 24.3 mi
- Mortimer: 9.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sampson Mountain | N 2° | 1,185 m | 8.5 mi |
| Thunder Hill | NNW 347° | 1,158 m | 8.0 mi |
| Blowing Rock | NNW 334° | 1,097 m | 6.8 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NW 323° | 1,000 m | 5.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 323° | 895 m | 7.9 mi |
| Stone Mountain | NE 50° | 853 m | 3.8 mi |
| Joe White Mountain | WSW 251° | 849 m | 7.3 mi |
| Fork Mountain | ENE 59° | 842 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:37 | 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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenoir, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357801207
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- Hickory · 25 mi
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