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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.

About

The story

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

Wikidata Q31620492, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,269 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.15010, -83.04403

Overlooks nearby

Around it

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
Peaks
Cliffs: 18
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: 6
  • Ear: 13.1 mi
  • Chalice: 13.5 mi
  • American Eclipse: 13.6 mi
  • Moai Statue: 18.4 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 6
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
On the horizon

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 MountainESE1,452 m3.7 mi
Cold MountainENE1,414 m3.5 mi
Bear MountainWNW1,406 m2.3 mi
Glassyrock MountainWNW1,404 m3.5 mi
Chimneytop MountainSSW1,401 m3.5 mi
Little Hogback MountainESE1,392 m1.8 mi
Hogback MountainESE1,386 m1.8 mi
Laurel KnobWNW1,380 m0.7 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

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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