Chestnutwood Mountain
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
- 1,112 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.2 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 9.5 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 15.7 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Piney Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Buckeye Knob: 1.7 mi
- Narrows Knob: 2.2 mi
- Long Ridge: 2.3 mi
- Jerdon Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 3.5 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 3.7 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 7.3 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 13.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 10.9 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 17.1 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 17.1 mi
- The Market on Oak: 17.2 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 17.3 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 3.7 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 3.8 mi
- Historic Carson House: 6.6 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 7.7 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 9.2 mi
- 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
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 16.3 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 9.7 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 10.5 mi
- Terrace garden: 11.1 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 11.1 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 11.3 mi
- Rocky Knob: 6.3 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 9.4 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 12.1 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 16.6 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 18.4 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 7.0 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 19.5 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 20.0 mi
- Worlds Edge: 20.2 mi
- The Pinnacles: 20.3 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 5.3 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 5.7 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 9.9 mi
- Gully Pipe: 18.4 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 18.8 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 7.8 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 8.7 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 9.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 9.2 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 9.3 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 17.1 mi
- Boat beach: 17.2 mi
- Swimming beach: 17.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Chestnutwood Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mitchell | NW 318° | 2,038 m | 7.7 mi |
| Clingmans Peak | WNW 300° | 1,981 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Gibbes | WNW 302° | 1,971 m | 7.4 mi |
| Potato Knob | WNW 296° | 1,946 m | 7.4 mi |
| Hallback | NW 308° | 1,923 m | 7.3 mi |
| Commissary Hill | NW 317° | 1,757 m | 6.7 mi |
| Pinnacle | WNW 285° | 1,721 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 291° | 1,640 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
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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