Chestnut Mountain
Chestnut Mountain rises to 625 m in North Carolina. Tryon Peak stands 986 m to the east-northeast, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31620568, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 625 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 8.2 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 8.7 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 10.4 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 10 mi
- Devil's Head · 13 mi
- Vista Rock · 13 mi
- Opera Box · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Big Warrior Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Miller Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Little Warrior Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Little Bradley Falls: 1.0 mi
- Big Bradley Falls: 1.3 mi
- Bradley Cooper Falls: 2.2 mi
- Marilou Bradley Falls: 2.2 mi
- Lower Cavern Falls: 2.2 mi
- Harmon Field: 2.5 mi
- Rogers Park: 3.4 mi
- Depot Garden Park: 3.7 mi
- Woodland Park: 3.9 mi
- McCreery Park: 4.1 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 4.5 mi
- Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 4.5 mi
- Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 5.1 mi
- Blockhouse marker: 5.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 5.9 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 7.1 mi
- Southern X793: 11.1 mi
- Historical Downtown: 11.2 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 12.5 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 13.1 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 3.7 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 4.2 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 4.4 mi
- House of Flags: 4.5 mi
- Landrum Depot: 7.1 mi
- Orange Bear: 8.0 mi
- Globe: 12.1 mi
- Maria: 14.3 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 17.9 mi
- Chicken Statue: 21.2 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 9.2 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 17.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 22.4 mi
- Greer Community Garden: 23.0 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 23.4 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Glassy Rock: 8.6 mi
- Worlds Edge: 10.1 mi
- The Pinnacles: 10.2 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 10.4 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 10.0 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 12.4 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 14.7 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Lenox Spring: 11.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 12.8 mi
- Chick Springs: 22.3 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 23.3 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tryon Peak | ENE 63° | 986 m | 2.1 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | S 188° | 978 m | 5.6 mi |
| Wildcat Spur | N 7° | 971 m | 8.6 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | ENE 61° | 940 m | 4.1 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SSW 206° | 922 m | 7.4 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | SSW 208° | 921 m | 8.5 mi |
| Cliffield Mountain | N 351° | 918 m | 6.3 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | SSW 199° | 893 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019643 — Chestnut Mountain, Polk County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806985
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