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Chestnut Mountain

Chestnut Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Mountain rises to 748 m in Tennessee. Big Frog Mountain stands 1,276 m to the east, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bearpen Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Polk County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31666423, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
748 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.99952, -84.56271

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 16
  • Georgia-Tennessee Border: 10.9 mi
  • Rolling Thunder River Company: 11.4 mi
  • Blue Ridge Scenic Railway: 16.4 mi
  • Expedition: Bigfoot - The Sasquatch Museum: 17.2 mi
  • Prayer Mountain: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Jacks River Falls 80: 2.0 mi
  • Rock Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Benton Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Big Lost Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Barnes Creek Falls 25: 12.0 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Conasauga Native Americal Wall: 9.1 mi
  • CSA Soldiers Memorial: 10.7 mi
  • Nancy Ward Tomb: 13.2 mi
  • Fort Marr Blockhouse: 16.4 mi
  • Fred Stone: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 3
Artworks: 2
Springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 13.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Frog MountainE1,276 m1.9 mi
Cowpen MountainS1,264 m7.6 mi
Bald MountainSSW1,222 m10.0 mi
ChimneytopENE1,137 m2.5 mi
Little Bald MountainSSW1,126 m10.6 mi
Grassy MountainSSW1,125 m11.3 mi
Three Forks MountainS1,101 m8.3 mi
Flat Top MountainSSE1,094 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2520:1920:56
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4316:5217:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451606875787872604942
Precip in5.24.95.65.04.64.95.13.84.73.54.95.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland Fltr PLT, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356883400

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