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Chestnut Mountain

Chestnut Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Mountain rises to 603 m in Tennessee. Bean Mountain;Oswald Dome stands 921 m to the southwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Locust Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 9.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Polk County, Tennessee, United States of America; geonames ID = 4613154

Wikidata Q31666443, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
603 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.27285, -84.48687

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions: 12
Historic sites: 12
Waterfalls: 12
  • Lowry Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 8.4 mi
  • Big Lost Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Benton Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Rock Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 15.6 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 15.7 mi
Springs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bean Mountain;Oswald DomeSW 216°921 m6.9 mi
Lowry TopSSW 211°818 m5.4 mi
Chestnut MountainSSW 209°768 m1.6 mi
Brock MountainS 172°758 m11.3 mi
Black MountainNE 52°721 m4.3 mi
Buck BaldESE 117°710 m10.4 mi
Black MountainESE 114°702 m7.7 mi
Presswood MountainSSW 210°700 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1619:50
June solstice06:2420:1920:57
September equinox07:2719:0319:36
December solstice07:4416:5117:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250586774787772604942
Precip in5.65.15.55.54.65.05.54.05.23.64.95.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356884381

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