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Chestnut Mountain

Chestnut Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Mountain rises to 628 m in Tennessee. Big Frog Mountain stands 1,276 m to the south-southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Brock Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Polk County, Tennessee, United States of America; geonames ID = 4613157

Wikidata Q31666493, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
628 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.11563, -84.50104

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 13
  • Big Lost Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Rock Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Benton Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Lowry Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Georgia-Tennessee Border: 11.5 mi
  • Rolling Thunder River Company: 11.9 mi
  • Prayer Mountain: 14.1 mi
  • Arise and Shine Marker: 14.1 mi
  • Fields of the Wood: 14.2 mi
Historic sites: 12
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 24.0 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 24.1 mi
Springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 21.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Frog MountainSSW 191°1,276 m8.1 mi
ChimneytopS 190°1,137 m7.0 mi
Hemp TopS 186°1,089 m10.0 mi
Little Frog MountainESE 108°1,017 m4.8 mi
Sassafras KnobESE 108°1,016 m4.8 mi
Smith MountainE 91°946 m6.0 mi
Bean Mountain;Oswald DomeNNW 329°921 m6.2 mi
Licklog TopS 176°901 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2520:1920:56
September equinox07:2719:0319:36
December solstice07:4316:5117:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451606875787872604942
Precip in5.24.95.65.04.64.95.13.84.73.54.95.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland Fltr PLT, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1327893 — Chestnut Mountain, Polk County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356884374

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