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Chestnut Mountain

Chestnut Mountain, a peak in North Carolina
Chestnut Mountain, a peak in North CarolinaNOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Chestnut Mountain, a peak in North Carolina
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Chestnut Mountain, a peak in North Carolina
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Chestnut Mountain, a peak in North Carolina
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain

Chestnut Mountain rises to 1,008 m in North Carolina. Shortoff Mountain stands 1,521 m to the north-northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Walkingstick Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 2.7 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1019636).

Wikidata Q31620518, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,008 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.03176, -83.15654

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Walkingstick Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Stick Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Lower Stick Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Slick Stick Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Cane Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
Parks
  • Dixon Park: 1.7 mi
  • Ravenel Park: 1.9 mi
  • Rhododendron Park: 2.6 mi
  • Whiteside Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Kelsey-Hutchinson Park: 2.7 mi
Peaks
  • Slick Rock: 0.6 mi
  • Rich Mountain: 0.7 mi
  • Granite City: 1.3 mi
  • Fodderstack Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Little Fodderstack Mountain: 1.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 12
Attractions: 8
Artworks: 6
  • Ear: 18.8 mi
  • Chalice: 19.3 mi
  • American Eclipse: 19.4 mi
  • Moai Statue: 23.9 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 14.4 mi
  • North Beach: 19.2 mi
  • South Beach: 20.0 mi
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • South: 20.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shortoff MountainNNW1,521 m5.4 mi
Whiteside MountainNNE1,489 m3.6 mi
Goat KnobNNW1,418 m6.0 mi
Cole MountainNNW1,417 m5.9 mi
Satulah MountainW1,377 m2.0 mi
Terrapin MountainENE1,357 m3.9 mi
Rattlesnake KnobNW1,333 m5.7 mi
Blackrock MountainNNE1,328 m1.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:2020:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3816:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643505865686661524236
Precip in8.06.97.67.06.67.27.17.18.06.57.88.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019636 — Chestnut Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806975

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