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Chestnut Mountain

Chestnut Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Mountain rises to 1,013 m in North Carolina. Bald Knob stands 1,453 m to the north-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lovers Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 1.3 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America; geonames ID = 4460562.

Wikidata Q31620604, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,013 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.14760, -82.90069

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Lovers Falls: 0.6 mi
  • McCall Mill Shoals: 0.9 mi
  • Plaid Falls: 1.6 mi
  • First Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Second Falls: 1.6 mi
Parks
  • Champion Park: 4.3 mi
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 7.6 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 10.7 mi
  • Silver Run Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 11.1 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 22
Historic sites: 20
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 10.7 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 11.3 mi
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 15.9 mi
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 16.1 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 10.5 mi
  • M1: 11.1 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 15.7 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 15.7 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 15.9 mi
Museums: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 6
  • Ear: 19.2 mi
  • Chalice: 19.3 mi
  • American Eclipse: 19.4 mi
  • Moai Statue: 24.0 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 20.1 mi
  • South: 23.0 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 12.3 mi
  • North Beach: 21.4 mi
  • South Beach: 23.0 mi
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 22.6 mi
  • Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobNNW1,453 m6.9 mi
Toxaway MountainWSW1,452 m4.8 mi
Rockyface MountainNNW1,427 m6.7 mi
Cold MountainWNW1,414 m5.0 mi
Bruce KnobN1,401 m6.9 mi
Little Hogback MountainW1,392 m6.5 mi
Hogback MountainW1,386 m6.5 mi
Blackrock MountainWNW1,370 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1820:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5719:30
December solstice07:3716:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046546268717065554640
Precip in8.77.17.87.47.07.89.48.99.46.77.78.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019639 — Chestnut Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806979

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