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Little Huckleberry Mountain

Little Huckleberry Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Huckleberry Mountain rises to 511 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the north-northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Oakey Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 1.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31425137, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
511 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.54513, -81.77982

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 6.9 mi
  • Casar Park: 9.2 mi
  • South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 9.4 mi
  • Amphitheater: 10.5 mi
  • Volleyball: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Resurrection Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Somey Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Sally Queen Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Pot Branch Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Black Mountain Falls: 4.7 mi
Museums: 17
  • Bostic Lincoln Center: 13.0 mi
  • History Museum of Burke County: 14.6 mi
  • Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 14.7 mi
  • Historic Burke County Courthouse: 14.8 mi
  • Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 13
Historic sites: 9
Rest areas: 4
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 14.9 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 14.9 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 14.9 mi
  • Observation Deck: 22.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 18.0 mi
  • Globe: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 20.2 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 20.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Gully Pipe: 21.0 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Little Huckleberry Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobNNE 17°918 m4.9 mi
Hickory KnobNNE 25°907 m5.5 mi
Propst MountainNNE 17°905 m5.1 mi
Buzzard RoostNNE 22°901 m5.4 mi
Rainbow MountainNE 41°874 m5.9 mi
Hickorynut MountainNE 46°870 m5.8 mi
Skull KnobNNE 27°869 m4.7 mi
Silver Creek KnobNNW 340°861 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:39
June solstice06:1320:0920:47
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3316:3917:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808003

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