Little Laurel Overlook

Little Laurel Overlook sits at 4,207 feet on the Highland Scenic Highway, facing 210 degrees, with the land dropping 607 feet within 600 meters of the viewpoint. The southwest-facing outlook takes in a line of peaks: Little Spruce Knob 4.9 miles to the south-southwest at 4,244 feet, Sugar Creek Mountain 5.3 miles west-southwest at 4,464 feet, Big Spruce Knob 5.8 miles south-southwest at 4,663 feet, Day Mountain 6.0 miles south at 4,304 feet, and Black Mountain 8.3 miles south-southwest at 4,603 feet. Richwood lies 21.5 miles west-southwest, Lewisburg 40.2 miles south-southwest, and Clifton Forge 40.6 miles south-southeast. Sunrise and sunset times shift through the year: around the March equinox the sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 19:33, at the June solstice sunrise is 05:58 and sunset 20:48, at the September equinox sunrise is 07:09 and sunset 19:19, and at the December solstice sunrise is 07:35 with sunset at 17:04. The overlook's southwest orientation and steep foreground drop put the Sugar Creek Mountain and Black Mountain area in the general direction of afternoon and evening sun during the longer days of the year.