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Chestnut Mountain

Chestnut Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Mountain rises to 595 m in Tennessee. Big Frog Mountain stands 1,276 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Benton Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Polk County, Tennessee, United States of America; geonames ID = 4613155

Wikidata Q31666461, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
595 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.13952, -84.58271

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 13
  • CSA Soldiers Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Nancy Ward Tomb: 5.8 mi
  • Fort Marr Blockhouse: 7.0 mi
  • Conasauga Native Americal Wall: 12.0 mi
  • Company A: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 12
Waterfalls: 11
  • Benton Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Rock Creek Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Lowry Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Big Lost Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Jacks River Falls 80: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 20.7 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 16.7 mi
Springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Face: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Frog MountainSSE 162°1,276 m10.1 mi
ChimneytopSSE 158°1,137 m9.2 mi
Hemp TopSSE 163°1,089 m12.1 mi
Little Frog MountainESE 109°1,017 m9.7 mi
Sassafras KnobESE 109°1,016 m9.7 mi
Smith MountainE 99°946 m10.8 mi
Bean Mountain;Oswald DomeNNE 21°921 m3.9 mi
Licklog TopSSE 150°901 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2520:1920:57
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4416:5217:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451606875787872604942
Precip in5.24.95.65.04.64.95.13.84.73.54.95.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland Fltr PLT, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356884378

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