Chestnut Mountain
Chestnut Mountain rises to 1,124 m in North Carolina. Black Balsam Knob stands 1,890 m to the north-northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 3.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1019644).
Wikidata Q31620592, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,124 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 3.7 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 7.8 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 3.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Looking Glass Rock Overlook · 4 mi
- East Fork Overlook · 4 mi
- Fetterbush Overlook (MP 421.7) · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 5.7 mi
- Franklin Park: 5.8 mi
- City of Brevard Sports Complex: 6.6 mi
- Cradle of Forestry in America: 6.6 mi
- Champion Park: 8.0 mi
- Stone Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Rich Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Cedar Rock Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Brushy Knob: 1.6 mi
- Grogan Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
- Long Branch Falls: 1.2 mi
- Barbara Falls: 1.5 mi
- Whaleback Falls: 1.5 mi
- Grace Falls: 1.7 mi
- Camp John Rock: 2.4 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 5.4 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 11.4 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 15.6 mi
- Ferin Fire Tower: 16.1 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 19.2 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 20.0 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 20.2 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 20.3 mi
- Castle Rock: 7.8 mi
- Dunns Rock: 8.0 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 8.2 mi
- River Cliffs: 12.5 mi
- Bald Cliff: 13.7 mi
- M1: 5.5 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 6.7 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 13.1 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 15.4 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 16.4 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 5.2 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 6.7 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 17.8 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 18.8 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 18.9 mi
- Berm Park: 18.8 mi
- Chalice: 20.3 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 20.3 mi
- American Eclipse: 20.4 mi
- Ear: 20.5 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 9.2 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 11.0 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 22.1 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 11.2 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 12.6 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 18.9 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 20.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 13.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 19.0 mi
- Lenox Spring: 20.2 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 14.9 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Balsam Knob | NNW 328° | 1,890 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Hardy | WNW 296° | 1,866 m | 6.6 mi |
| Tennent Mountain | NNW 334° | 1,846 m | 5.8 mi |
| Sam Knob | NW 320° | 1,844 m | 6.2 mi |
| Grassy Cove Top | NNW 339° | 1,844 m | 6.4 mi |
| Silvermine Bald | NW 314° | 1,822 m | 4.7 mi |
| Chestnut Bald | NW 310° | 1,821 m | 4.8 mi |
| Little Sam Knob | NW 315° | 1,783 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806986
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- Asheville · 27 mi
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