Chestnut Mountain

Chestnut Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Chestnut Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Chestnut Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.42093, -82.91961. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chestnut Mountain

• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~22 km · Must-see
• Carr Creek Lake · lake · Knott · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dewey Lake · lake · Floyd · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lilley Cornett Woods · park · Letcher · ~48 km · Must-see
• Pound Gap · sanctuary · Letcher · ~49 km · Must-see
• North Fork of the Pound · sanctuary · Letcher · ~50 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~50 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Clinch Ranger District Cluster · sanctuary · Letcher · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Letcher · ~55 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Mingo · ~56 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Leslie · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Pike · ~60 km · Must-see
• Ralph Stanley Museum · museum · McDowell · ~64 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Coal Mining Museum · museum · Harlan · ~64 km · Must-see
• Paintsville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chestnut Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Chestnut Mountain

• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~22 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Letcher · ~55 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~55 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~70 km · Must-see
• Powell Valley · viewpoint · Harlan · ~79 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Harlan · ~80 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Wise · ~80 km · Must-see
• Camp Rock · viewpoint · Harlan · ~82 km · Must-see

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