Chestnut Mountain
Chestnut Mountain rises to 834 m in Tennessee. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the southwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31666386, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 834 m
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 14.6 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 17.6 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 18.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Big Witch Overlook (MP 461.9) · 18 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 19 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 19 mi
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buzzard Roost Falls: 2.5 mi
- Mouse Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
- Hen Wallow Falls: 4.6 mi
- West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
- Turkey Knob: 0.8 mi
- Gulf Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Mount Cammerer: 1.7 mi
- Richbut Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 2.6 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 13.0 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 16.2 mi
- Arch Rock: 18.5 mi
- Hellbender: 19.7 mi
- Birdventure: 19.7 mi
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 10.6 mi
- Bryant Town Park: 11.7 mi
- Irish Cut Road Park: 11.8 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 12.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 12.3 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 19.5 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 19.6 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 20.6 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 20.6 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 20.6 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 2.4 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 6.6 mi
- Cliff: 11.3 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 11.5 mi
- Cat Stairs: 11.7 mi
- Dolly Parton childhood home: 12.6 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 16.7 mi
- Masonic Monument: 17.4 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 18.3 mi
- Fort Harry: 20.2 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 13.8 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 2.2 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 9.0 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 23.6 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 3.7 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 6.2 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 6.8 mi
- Burnett Spring: 10.4 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 11.9 mi
- Bear: 19.7 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 20.8 mi
- Fish: 22.0 mi
- Dolly Parton: 23.2 mi
- Veterans Statue: 23.2 mi
- Vista Gardens: 19.8 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 20.8 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 22.5 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 23.0 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 24.2 mi
- Greenbrier: 13.6 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 21.9 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 14.4 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 16.9 mi
- Wasp: 13.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Guyot | SW 223° | 2,019 m | 7.7 mi |
| Old Black | SW 226° | 1,939 m | 7.2 mi |
| Luftee Knob | SSW 204° | 1,894 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Yonaguska | SW 216° | 1,883 m | 8.0 mi |
| Big Cataloochee Mountain | S 185° | 1,875 m | 8.0 mi |
| Thermo Knob | SSW 207° | 1,856 m | 7.3 mi |
| Big Butt | S 182° | 1,838 m | 8.0 mi |
| Inadu Knob | SW 226° | 1,814 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356884384
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