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Chestnut Mountain

Chestnut Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Mountain rises to 922 m in North Carolina. Kagle Mountain stands 1,178 m to the northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Connestee Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off.

The story

Chestnut Mountain is a mountain near the city of Brevard, North Carolina. It reaches an elevation of 3,012 feet (918 m). The mountain generates feeder streams for the French Broad River.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5093970, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
922 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.16623, -82.71596

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Connestee Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Batson Creek Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Dunns Rock Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Middle Batson Creek Falls: 1.0 mi
  • William Falls: 1.1 mi
Parks
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 4.4 mi
  • Franklin Park: 4.5 mi
  • DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 5.6 mi
  • Champion Park: 6.3 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 33
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 6.7 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 9.2 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 9.4 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 11.1 mi
  • Trestle ruins: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 20
  • Brevard Community Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 18.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 19.4 mi
  • English Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Asia Garden: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 17
Attractions: 15
  • M1: 4.6 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 6.5 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 11.5 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 13.1 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 16.2 mi
Museums: 10
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 4.9 mi
  • The Real American Tea Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry: 13.2 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 17.7 mi
  • Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 17.8 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Artworks: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 22.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 20.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kagle MountainNW 318°1,178 m6.7 mi
Rich MountainENE 70°1,119 m2.0 mi
Slick Rock MountainENE 62°1,086 m1.8 mi
Burl MountainNNW 330°1,072 m6.8 mi
Middle MountainSSE 151°1,044 m2.5 mi
Revels MountainWNW 302°1,021 m6.3 mi
Coldbranch MountainSSE 154°1,016 m5.3 mi
Slicking MountainSSE 168°1,013 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3616:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357806982

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