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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. 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
1662 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

Peaks
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
Historic sites: 29
  • 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
Artworks: 27
  • SPMS Billboard: 14.5 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 14.6 mi
  • Art & Frame Store: 14.6 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 14.7 mi
  • The Gardener: 19.6 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
Cliffs: 21
Museums: 17
Gardens: 12
  • 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
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 11
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 8.6 miles of Little Hump Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Roan High KnobWSW 255°1,916 m5.4 mi
Cloudland MountainWSW 256°1,883 m5.8 mi
Grassy Ridge BaldWSW 239°1,879 m3.4 mi
Jane BaldWSW 250°1,770 m3.8 mi
Round BaldWSW 254°1,770 m4.4 mi
Hump MountainNE 41°1,688 m1.4 mi
Little Yellow MountainSSW 209°1,674 m4.7 mi
Beartown MountainW 266°1,674 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

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