Skip to content

Little Cedar Mountain

Little Cedar Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Cedar Mountain rises to 656 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 10.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31425126, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
656 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.65596, -81.67815

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 4.3 mi
  • South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 4.6 mi
  • Drexel Heritage Park: 5.5 mi
  • Shuey Park: 5.6 mi
  • Martha's Park: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 59
  • Big Bear Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Little River Falls: 4.4 mi
  • High Shoals Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Upper High Shoals Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
Artworks: 19
Museums: 17
  • Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 5.9 mi
  • History Museum of Burke County: 6.1 mi
  • Historic Burke County Courthouse: 6.2 mi
  • Waldensian Heritage Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Hudson Depot Museum: 16.7 mi
Historic sites: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Observation Deck: 15.2 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 19.1 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 19.1 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 19.2 mi
  • Brown Mountain View: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 10.7 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 17.4 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Community Gardens: 18.8 mi
  • Beall Street Community Gardens: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Raven Cliff: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Little Cedar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobSW 235°918 m5.2 mi
Hickory KnobSW 231°907 m4.3 mi
Propst MountainWSW 237°905 m5.1 mi
Buzzard RoostSW 234°901 m4.6 mi
Walker TopWSW 249°886 m2.5 mi
Benn KnobS 171°882 m6.3 mi
Rainbow MountainSSW 210°874 m3.7 mi
Hickorynut MountainSSW 203°870 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1220:0920:46
September equinox07:1518:5219:25
December solstice07:3316:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586673777569594841
Precip in4.33.74.44.34.14.84.44.84.63.83.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021176 — Little Cedar Mountain, Burke County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807973

More peaks in North Carolina

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Little Cedar Mountain.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens