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Chestnut Mountain

Chestnut Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Mountain rises to 1,269 m in North Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the east-southeast, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 1.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1019640)

Wikidata Q31620492, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1269 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.15010, -83.04403

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Maidenhair Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Twin Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Frolictown Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Wilderness Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Fairfield Falls: 1.1 mi
Parks
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 4.2 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 4.3 mi
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 5.7 mi
  • Silver Run Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 16
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 13.0 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 13.1 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 13.6 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 17.0 mi
  • Chattooga Town: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Museums: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Ear: 13.1 mi
  • Chalice: 13.5 mi
  • American Eclipse: 13.6 mi
  • Wi: 13.6 mi
  • Moai Statue: 18.4 mi
Gardens: 7
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 14.4 mi
  • North Beach: 22.8 mi
  • South Beach: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.4 miles of Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Toxaway MountainESE 110°1,452 m3.7 mi
Cold MountainENE 71°1,414 m3.5 mi
Bear MountainWNW 296°1,406 m2.3 mi
Glassyrock MountainWNW 291°1,404 m3.5 mi
Chimneytop MountainSSW 199°1,401 m3.5 mi
Little Hogback MountainESE 116°1,392 m1.8 mi
Hogback MountainESE 115°1,386 m1.8 mi
Laurel KnobWNW 294°1,380 m0.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3716:4517:25

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019640 — Chestnut Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806981

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