Chestnut Mountain
Chestnut Mountain rises to 1,327 m in North Carolina. Yellow Mountain stands 1,562 m to the southwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Pilot Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 5.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1019655)
Wikidata Q31620505, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1327 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 9.8 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 10.9 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 12.2 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 11 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 12 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 12 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Pilot Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Raven Knob: 0.9 mi
- Shoal Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Peak Knob: 1.2 mi
- Pilot Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Onion Cliff Falls: 1.2 mi
- Betsy Falls: 1.5 mi
- Onion Falls: 1.6 mi
- First Falls: 2.0 mi
- High Falls: 2.0 mi
- Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 1.6 mi
- Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 2.0 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 3.9 mi
- Cashiers Village Green Park: 6.0 mi
- McKinney Meadow: 6.6 mi
- Onion Cliff: 1.0 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 3.6 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 4.6 mi
- River Cliffs: 5.3 mi
- Western Cliffs: 7.5 mi
- Catamount Statue: 8.5 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 13.5 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Charters of Freedom Monument: 13.5 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 8.3 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 10.6 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 11.1 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 14.4 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 14.5 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 4.7 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 7.2 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 11.0 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 14.2 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 20.5 mi
- Ear: 7.9 mi
- Chalice: 8.4 mi
- American Eclipse: 8.5 mi
- Wi: 8.5 mi
- Moai Statue: 13.3 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 11.7 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 18.9 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Franklin Garden: 14.5 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 16.4 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 21.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 16.1 mi
- Moody Spring: 17.5 mi
- Big Spring: 22.2 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 16.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 6.6 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 19.7 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Mountain | SW 221° | 1,562 m | 5.7 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | SW 231° | 1,503 m | 5.7 mi |
| Wolf Knob | W 278° | 1,457 m | 5.2 mi |
| Buck Knob | W 275° | 1,418 m | 4.5 mi |
| Rough Mountain | WSW 245° | 1,417 m | 4.6 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SE 132° | 1,406 m | 3.4 mi |
| Big Mountain | WSW 245° | 1,405 m | 4.2 mi |
| Glassyrock Mountain | SSE 146° | 1,404 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807007
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