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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
1008 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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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
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
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
Cliffs: 17
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 12
Attractions: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Ear: 18.8 mi
  • Chalice: 19.3 mi
  • Wi: 19.4 mi
  • American Eclipse: 19.4 mi
  • Moai Statue: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 6
Nature reserves: 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 MountainNNW 345°1,521 m5.4 mi
Whiteside MountainNNE 17°1,489 m3.6 mi
Goat KnobNNW 347°1,418 m6.0 mi
Cole MountainNNW 337°1,417 m5.9 mi
Satulah MountainW 279°1,377 m2.0 mi
Terrapin MountainENE 69°1,357 m3.9 mi
Rattlesnake KnobNW 321°1,333 m5.7 mi
Blackrock MountainNNE 12°1,328 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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