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Chestnut Mountain

Chestnut Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Mountain rises to 1,225 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the east-northeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020094, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1225 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.62623, -81.68484

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 28
Historic sites: 8
  • AT2020: 5.1 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 5.1 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 5.9 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 8.8 mi
  • Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 12.2 mi
Museums: 8
Waterfalls: 7
  • Straight Branch Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 13.6 mi
Attractions: 5
Springs: 4
  • Brig Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Cave Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Trials Playground: 15.1 mi
  • Potters Truck Stop: 18.6 mi
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Elk Knob Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Newman Basket Company: 5.8 mi
  • Wooly: 18.1 mi
  • Heartwood: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RogersENE 73°1,744 m8.1 mi
Wilburn RidgeE 79°1,689 m9.4 mi
Whitetop MountainE 79°1,684 m4.5 mi
Pine MountainENE 77°1,684 m9.3 mi
Buzzard RockE 81°1,553 m3.8 mi
Little PinnacleE 90°1,551 m10.0 mi
Grave MountainNE 54°1,540 m8.4 mi
Haw Orchard MountainE 89°1,526 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:0920:1120:49
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3616:3517:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536168717065554538
Precip in3.73.44.14.35.14.55.04.23.32.82.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN City 2, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583522

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