Little Chestnut Mountain

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Little Chestnut Mountain
Brown Mountain and Little Chestnut Mountain, Oct 2016.jpg
Brown Mountain (left) and Little Chestnut Mountain viewed from Grandfather Mountain
Highest point
Elevation 2,480 ft (760 m)
Coordinates 35°56′27″N81°46′36″W / 35.94083°N 81.77667°W / 35.94083; -81.77667
Geography
Little Chestnut Mountain
Location Burke County / Caldwell County, North Carolina, U.S.
Parent range Blue Ridge Mountains
Topo map USGS Chestnut Mountain

Chestnut Mountain [1] is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, United States, and wholly in the Pisgah National Forest. Its elevation reaches 2,480 feet (756 m) and is split between Burke County and Caldwell counties. The mountain generates feeder streams for the Catawba River.

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