Little Celo Mountain
Little Celo Mountain rises to 1,173 m in North Carolina. Mount Craig stands 2,023 m to the south-southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Toe River Campground, a park 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31630666, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,173 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 16.0 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 17.2 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 17.2 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Whiteoak Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
- Whiteoak Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
- Locust Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- Camp Celo Falls: 3.3 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 5.0 mi
- Bailey Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Celo Knob: 2.1 mi
- Bluerock Knob: 2.1 mi
- Horse Rock: 2.2 mi
- Percys Peak: 2.2 mi
- Toe River Campground: 0.9 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area: 4.3 mi
- Burnsville Town Square: 5.8 mi
- Lincoln Park: 5.9 mi
- Ray–Cort Recreation Park: 6.0 mi
- Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 5.7 mi
- Otway Burns: 5.8 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 9.3 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 14.7 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 5.8 mi
- McElroy House: 5.9 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 7.5 mi
- NC Mineral and Gem Festival: 8.6 mi
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 9.3 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 9.0 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 9.3 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 13.4 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 14.1 mi
- Linville Caverns: 16.0 mi
- Stream: 5.7 mi
- Friends: 5.7 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 5.7 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 5.7 mi
- Rock Bridge: 5.8 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 12.3 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 14.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 15.7 mi
- Roan High Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Coltens Cliff: 17.2 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Terrace garden: 2.0 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 3.5 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 8.9 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 19.2 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 11.6 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 11.8 mi
- Gully Pipe: 17.8 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 18.1 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 19.9 mi
- Rocky Knob: 12.4 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 13.8 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 14.6 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 24.6 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 25.0 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 4.3 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 7.4 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 19.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 19.3 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 21.6 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 9.0 mi
- Boat beach: 20.6 mi
- Swimming beach: 20.7 mi
- Lost Cove: 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Little Celo Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Craig | SSW 202° | 2,023 m | 6.7 mi |
| Balsam Cone | SSW 202° | 2,007 m | 5.8 mi |
| Big Tom | SSW 202° | 2,002 m | 6.5 mi |
| Cattail Peak | SSW 205° | 1,986 m | 5.3 mi |
| Potato Hill | SSW 204° | 1,942 m | 5.0 mi |
| Celo Knob | WSW 240° | 1,922 m | 2.1 mi |
| Horse Rock | SW 232° | 1,893 m | 2.2 mi |
| Gibbs Mountain | SW 223° | 1,889 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:40 | 17:19 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Celo 2 S, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021178 — Little Celo Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807976
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- Asheville · 27 mi
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