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Chestnutwood Mountain

Chestnutwood Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnutwood Mountain rises to 1,112 m in North Carolina. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickory Branch Falls, a waterfall 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31620721, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1112 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.68262, -82.17373

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Hickory Branch Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Slick Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Licklog Branch Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Curtis Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Buck Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Old Fort Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • Andrews Geyser: 4.4 mi
  • Lindley Park: 4.6 mi
  • Greenlee Park: 7.0 mi
  • Welsh Field: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 29
Artworks: 24
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 10.9 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 17.1 mi
  • Art & Frame Store: 17.1 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 17.2 mi
  • SPMS Billboard: 17.2 mi
Museums: 20
Attractions: 20
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 3.8 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 4.7 mi
  • Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 14.8 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 15.4 mi
  • Viewing Blind: 16.3 mi
Gardens: 16
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 7.8 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 8.7 mi
  • Linville Falls Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 9.2 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 9.2 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Chestnutwood Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MitchellNW 318°2,038 m7.7 mi
Clingmans PeakWNW 300°1,981 m7.3 mi
Mount GibbesWNW 302°1,971 m7.4 mi
Potato KnobWNW 296°1,946 m7.4 mi
HallbackNW 308°1,923 m7.3 mi
Commissary HillNW 317°1,757 m6.7 mi
PinnacleWNW 285°1,721 m5.9 mi
Bald KnobWNW 291°1,640 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:41
June solstice06:1420:1120:49
September equinox07:1718:5419:27
December solstice07:3516:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370747367574740
Precip in4.23.64.24.54.85.44.86.25.74.13.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1010271 — Chestnutwood Mountain, McDowell County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357801208

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