Chestnut Mountain
Chestnut Mountain rises to 652 m in North Carolina. Wolf Pen Mountain stands 929 m to the west, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Rust Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 6.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31620555, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 652 m
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 15.1 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 16.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Laurel Knob Overlook (MP 349.2) · 16 mi
- Curtis Creek Overlook (348.8) · 16 mi
- Hewat Overlook (MP 347.9) · 17 mi
- Green Knob Overlook (MP 350.4) · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Somey Creek Falls: 9.8 mi
- Standing Rock Falls: 9.9 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 11.0 mi
- Buck Creek Falls: 13.4 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
- Rust Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Vein Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Heddrick Knob: 2.4 mi
- Rockhouse Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Glenwood Park: 2.9 mi
- Creekwise Park: 5.8 mi
- West Marion Community Park: 7.6 mi
- Mcdowell Recreation Center: 8.3 mi
- Activity Field: 8.7 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 8.1 mi
- Historic Carson House: 9.4 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 11.3 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 11.5 mi
- Bechtler House: 13.5 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 11.4 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 14.1 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 14.2 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 14.2 mi
- Hide & Seek: 14.2 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 8.2 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 10.1 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 10.9 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 11.4 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 20.2 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 15.1 mi
- Rocky Knob: 18.7 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 19.6 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 20.2 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 21.1 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 17.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 19.5 mi
- Globe: 19.7 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 24.5 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 24.6 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 19.4 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 19.4 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 20.8 mi
- Terrace garden: 22.7 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 22.7 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 17.7 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 17.9 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 18.4 mi
- Gully Pipe: 19.1 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 19.5 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 18.6 mi
- Worlds Edge: 18.7 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 19.2 mi
- The Pinnacles: 19.4 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 19.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 5.3 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 5.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 5.4 mi
- Boat beach: 14.3 mi
- Swimming beach: 14.4 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 24.5 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 20.4 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Pen Mountain | W 261° | 929 m | 8.8 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | W 272° | 839 m | 7.2 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | SW 230° | 762 m | 3.5 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SW 227° | 755 m | 3.1 mi |
| Harris Mountain | SW 219° | 751 m | 4.0 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | WSW 255° | 738 m | 9.1 mi |
| Redcove Lump | WNW 284° | 727 m | 5.0 mi |
| Sandy Knob | W 268° | 724 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:10 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:40 | 17:19 |
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 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357801206
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