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Chestnut Mountain

Chestnut Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Mountain rises to 1,070 m in Virginia. Stone Mountain stands 1,503 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020092, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1070 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.82845, -81.42539

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 10
Nature reserves: 6
Springs: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
Attractions: 4
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 3
  • Smyth County Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 19.0 mi
  • Historic Crab Orchard Museum: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Wooly: 19.1 mi
  • Newman Basket Company: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Big Walker Lookout: 18.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stone MountainSSW 194°1,503 m11.2 mi
Third PeakSSW 192°1,502 m11.1 mi
Second PeakS 190°1,476 m11.4 mi
Iron MountainSE 136°1,359 m7.7 mi
Hurricane MountainSW 215°1,355 m10.4 mi
Flat TopSW 217°1,341 m10.9 mi
Canadays RidgeSE 137°1,320 m7.2 mi
Seng MountainSW 220°1,274 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0419:38
June solstice06:0820:1020:49
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3616:3317:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516167716964534436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356581798

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