Little Bald
Little Bald rises to 1,445 m in North Carolina. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the east-northeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Devils Tater Patch, a peak 0.4 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America; GeoNames ID = 4204872.
Wikidata Q31677266, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,445 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 15.4 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 16.4 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 17.4 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 17 mi
- Shute Cove Overlook · 17 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 20 mi
- Hooper Point Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crooked Arm Cascades: 4.3 mi
- White Oak Sinks Falls: 6.3 mi
- Abrams Falls: 6.8 mi
- Twentymile Creek Cascade: 7.3 mi
- Meadow Branch Cascade: 8.1 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 7.5 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 9.5 mi
- Tree of Shame: 9.6 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 11.5 mi
- Nick's MTB Trails: 14.2 mi
- Tallassee Recreation Area: 15.9 mi
- Pistol Creek Wetlands Center: 16.4 mi
- Amerine Park: 16.6 mi
- Pearson Springs Park: 16.8 mi
- Maryville College Woods: 16.8 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 9.0 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 15.8 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 15.9 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 17.1 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 18.5 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 16.0 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 17.0 mi
- Tucker Springs Historical Marker: 17.2 mi
- Emert Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Morton Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 3.8 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Proctor: 6.2 mi
- Calderwood: 12.0 mi
- Elkmont: 13.5 mi
- Judson: 16.1 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 17.6 mi
- Bear: 19.5 mi
- Fish: 20.8 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 16.6 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 24.5 mi
- Vista Gardens: 19.2 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Little Bald. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderhead Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,685 m | 4.5 mi |
| Rocky Top | ENE 76° | 1,657 m | 4.0 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | E 90° | 1,651 m | 4.1 mi |
| Brier Knob | ENE 77° | 1,591 m | 6.0 mi |
| Devils Race Patch | E 83° | 1,565 m | 4.6 mi |
| De Armond Bald | E 94° | 1,555 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mt. Squires | ENE 70° | 1,540 m | 2.5 mi |
| Spence Field | ENE 72° | 1,510 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 4 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356847935
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