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Chestnut Mountain

Chestnut Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Mountain rises to 610 m in Tennessee. Pilot Knob stands 624 m to the southeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Virgin Falls Trailhead, a attraction 2.5 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in White County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31666510, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
610 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.88729, -85.30164

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
  • Beecher Wallace Homestead: 2.6 mi
  • Rockhouse State Memorial: 6.2 mi
  • Latimer Scout Reservation: 6.2 mi
  • Pearson Park: 8.6 mi
  • Private Village Green - Residents Only: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 21
Museums: 9
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 2.5 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 5.4 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 15.4 mi
  • George's Hole: 15.8 mi
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • George's Hole: 15.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 20.4 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Springs: 2
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • The Pink Elephant: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobSE 135°624 m8.3 mi
Dugger HillSE 124°617 m6.6 mi
Big LevelESE 116°617 m7.0 mi
Potts KnobE 94°617 m7.2 mi
Big HillNE 42°617 m15.5 mi
Bradden KnobS 181°616 m15.0 mi
The PoundsE 96°603 m7.8 mi
Nussom KnobSSE 148°603 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1918:53
June solstice05:2619:2420:02
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:4815:5216:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674777670594841
Precip in5.15.15.65.35.05.54.84.44.03.34.56.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta Wastewater Plant, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356773971

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