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Chestnut Mountain

Chestnut Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Mountain rises to 768 m in Tennessee. Little Frog Mountain stands 1,017 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Starr Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Polk County, Tennessee, United States of America; geonames ID = 4613156

Wikidata Q31666477, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
768 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.25229, -84.50076

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 12
Attractions: 12
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lowry Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Big Lost Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 8.3 mi
  • Benton Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Rock Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 6
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 16.0 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 16.2 mi
Springs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Frog MountainSSE 157°1,017 m11.9 mi
Sassafras KnobSSE 157°1,016 m11.8 mi
Smith MountainSSE 148°946 m11.3 mi
Bean Mountain;Oswald DomeSW 218°921 m5.3 mi
Lowry TopSSW 211°818 m3.8 mi
Brock MountainSSE 166°758 m10.1 mi
Black MountainNE 46°721 m5.8 mi
Buck BaldESE 109°710 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1619:50
June solstice06:2420:1920:57
September equinox07:2719:0319:36
December solstice07:4416:5117:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250586774787772604942
Precip in5.65.15.55.54.65.05.54.05.23.64.95.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356883406

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