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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.

About

The story

Mountain in Washington County, Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49020094, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,225 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.62623, -81.68484

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 26
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
Historic sites: 6
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 5.1 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 5.9 mi
  • Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 12.2 mi
  • Veteran's of all Service Branches: 17.0 mi
  • Nick Grindstaff monument: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 5
Nature reserves: 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
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RogersENE1,744 m8.1 mi
Wilburn RidgeE1,689 m9.4 mi
Whitetop MountainE1,684 m4.5 mi
Pine MountainENE1,684 m9.3 mi
Buzzard RockE1,553 m3.8 mi
Little PinnacleE1,551 m10.0 mi
Haw Orchard MountainE1,526 m9.7 mi
Beech MountainENE1,513 m3.4 mi
Conditions

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 50–80 °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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583522

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