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Chestnut Mountain

Chestnut Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Mountain rises to 496 m in Georgia. Fort Mountain stands 868 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Johns Mountain Wildlife Management Area, a park 2.7 miles away. Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31580805, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
496 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.62397, -85.02495

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 26
  • Elliott Memorial: 6.2 mi
  • Cherokee Indian Memorial: 8.7 mi
  • Harlan's Cross Roads: 8.8 mi
  • New Echota Cemetery: 9.1 mi
  • Memorial Wall: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 6
Museums: 6
Springs: 4
  • Wright Mineral Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Blue Hole: 18.7 mi
  • Anderson Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Crawfish Spring: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Artworks: 3
Nature reserves: 1
  • John's Mountain WMA: 6.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Windwood Bulk Center: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort MountainENE 58°868 m21.0 mi
Tatum MountainENE 66°844 m24.0 mi
Cohutta MountainENE 63°841 m19.7 mi
HightopENE 74°816 m22.2 mi
Cold Spring MountainENE 74°808 m21.6 mi
Brushy TopENE 77°731 m22.1 mi
Chestnut KnobENE 66°677 m20.3 mi
Pigeon MountainW 275°566 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1919:52
June solstice06:2820:2020:57
September equinox07:2919:0519:39
December solstice07:4416:5517:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414553606876797973625144

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalton, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358716779

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