Skip to content
Byway
JoinOpen app
Peak · North Carolina

Little Hump Mountain

Little Hump Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Hump Mountain rises to 1,662 m in North Carolina. Roan High Knob stands 1,916 m to the west-southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Yellow Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 4.0 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Avery County, North Carolina and Carter County, Tennessee, United States; west of Cranberry Gap.

Wikidata Q31677674, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,662 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.12485, -82.02873

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Roan Mountain State Park: 4.8 mi
  • Bobby McLean Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
  • Roan Mountain Community Park: 5.8 mi
  • Roby Shomaker Wetlands and Family Recreation Park: 6.1 mi
  • Avery Square: 6.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • Fall Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Jones Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Splash Dam Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Mountaineer Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Buckeye Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 28
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 6.3 mi
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
  • Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 10.4 mi
  • Max Morrell Memorial Tree: 15.3 mi
  • Mortimer memorial: 18.0 mi
Attractions: 26
  • Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 10.3 mi
  • Stack Rock: 11.9 mi
  • Linn Cove Viaduct: 12.2 mi
  • Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 14.5 mi
  • Mountain Magic Resort: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 26
  • The Market on Oak: 14.6 mi
  • Art & Frame Store: 14.6 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 14.7 mi
  • The Gardener: 19.6 mi
  • Jessie: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 21
Museums: 17
Picnic sites: 11
Gardens: 11
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 14.7 mi
  • Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 20.1 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 20.1 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 20.3 mi
  • Appalachian Roots Garden: 20.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 5
  • Shanty Springs: 11.9 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Hampton Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 21.3 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 13.5 mi
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Little Hump Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Roan High KnobWSW1,916 m5.4 mi
Cloudland MountainWSW1,883 m5.8 mi
Grassy Ridge BaldWSW1,879 m3.4 mi
Jane BaldWSW1,770 m3.8 mi
Round BaldWSW1,770 m4.4 mi
Hump MountainNE1,688 m1.4 mi
Little Yellow MountainSSW1,674 m4.7 mi
Beartown MountainW1,674 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0619:40
June solstice06:1220:1120:49
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3616:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333743515966696862544337
Precip in4.33.84.74.74.84.85.35.04.03.33.64.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roan MTN 3SW, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356885346

More peaks in North Carolina

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore peaks
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Little Hump Mountain.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped 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