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Little Celo Mountain

Little Celo Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31630666, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1173 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.86734, -82.21707

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • 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
Parks: 59
Historic sites: 21
  • 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
Museums: 16
Attractions: 14
  • 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
Artworks: 12
  • Stream: 5.7 mi
  • Friends: 5.7 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 5.7 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 5.7 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 11
Gardens: 7
Springs: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • 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
Rest areas: 4
  • 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
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Little Celo Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CraigSSW 202°2,023 m6.7 mi
Balsam ConeSSW 202°2,007 m5.8 mi
Big TomSSW 202°2,002 m6.5 mi
Cattail PeakSSW 205°1,986 m5.3 mi
Potato HillSSW 204°1,942 m5.0 mi
Celo KnobWSW 240°1,922 m2.1 mi
Horse RockSW 232°1,893 m2.2 mi
Gibbs MountainSW 223°1,889 m2.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:41
June solstice06:1420:1120:49
September equinox07:1718:5419:27
December solstice07:3616:4017:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744526066696863534337
Precip in5.94.65.36.05.95.85.85.66.04.34.54.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Celo 2 S, 3 mi away.

Sources

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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