Chestnut Mountain
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.
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Wikidata Q5093970, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 922 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 6.6 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 7.5 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 9.0 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 8 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 9 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Looking Glass Rock Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Bill Raines Mountain: 1.0 mi
- See Off Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Jim Raines Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Slick Rock Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Dehon Mountain: 1.9 mi
- 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
- Brevard Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 18.0 mi
- English Garden: 19.4 mi
- Asia Garden: 22.8 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 22.8 mi
- Dunns Rock: 1.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 1.4 mi
- El Lieutenant: 5.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 5.8 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 8.2 mi
- 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
- 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
- Bracken Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 17.6 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 18.8 mi
- Springtime in TR: 20.9 mi
- Honey: 21.2 mi
- Softball statue: 22.8 mi
- Doughboy: 23.1 mi
- We all Need Safe Places To Walk and Ride: 24.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 17.1 mi
- Cool Spring: 11.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 16.1 mi
- Lenox Spring: 17.0 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 16.8 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 17.6 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 22.4 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 20.8 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kagle Mountain | NW 318° | 1,178 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rich Mountain | ENE 70° | 1,119 m | 2.0 mi |
| Slick Rock Mountain | ENE 62° | 1,086 m | 1.8 mi |
| Middle Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,044 m | 2.5 mi |
| Revels Mountain | WNW 302° | 1,021 m | 6.3 mi |
| Coldbranch Mountain | SSE 154° | 1,016 m | 5.3 mi |
| Slicking Mountain | SSE 168° | 1,013 m | 5.2 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | SE 128° | 1,011 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806982
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 30 mi
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