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Little Chestnut Mountain

Little Chestnut Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Chestnut Mountain rises to 587 m in Tennessee. Pilot Knob stands 624 m to the east-southeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Beecher Wallace Homestead, a park 1.0 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31677450, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
587 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.85951, -85.34330

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 51
  • Beecher Wallace Homestead: 1.0 mi
  • Rockhouse State Memorial: 5.4 mi
  • Latimer Scout Reservation: 5.4 mi
  • Pearson Park: 7.4 mi
  • Spencer City Park: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 19
Museums: 9
Attractions: 6
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 3.4 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 5.3 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 13.2 mi
  • George's Hole: 13.7 mi
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • George's Hole: 13.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • The Pink Elephant: 22.3 mi
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 23.1 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 11.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
Artworks: 1
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Little Chestnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobESE 115°624 m9.1 mi
Dugger HillESE 103°617 m8.0 mi
Big LevelE 98°617 m8.7 mi
Potts KnobE 81°617 m9.6 mi
Buck KnobS 188°617 m18.4 mi
Big HillNE 44°617 m18.5 mi
Bradden KnobS 171°616 m13.3 mi
Chestnut MountainNE 51°610 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:53
June solstice05:2619:2420:02
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:4915:5216:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674777670594841
Precip in5.15.15.65.35.05.54.84.44.03.34.56.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta Wastewater Plant, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356816842

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