Little Mountain
Little Mountain rises to 1,488 m in North Carolina. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the west-northwest, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Higgins Bald, a peak 0.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31631209, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1488 m
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 11.1 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 13.8 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 16.8 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Higgins Bald: 0.5 mi
- Commissary Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Mitchell: 1.5 mi
- Maple Camp Bald: 1.7 mi
- Mount Craig: 1.8 mi
- Middle Fork Rock Creek Falls: 0.8 mi
- Setrock Creek Falls: 0.9 mi
- Middle Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
- Squawroot Falls: 2.2 mi
- Lower Middle Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Andrews Geyser: 7.5 mi
- Toe River Campground: 8.1 mi
- Old Fort Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Welsh Field: 8.7 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 9.5 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 9.6 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 11.4 mi
- Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 11.4 mi
- Friends: 11.4 mi
- Stream: 11.4 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 11.4 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 11.4 mi
- Rock Bridge: 11.4 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 5.0 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 9.6 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 10.8 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 11.6 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 13.2 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 1.6 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 9.5 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 9.7 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 9.7 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 10.9 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 5.3 mi
- Terrace garden: 5.7 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 5.7 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 13.1 mi
- Rocky Knob: 5.0 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 7.8 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 8.5 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 19.8 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 19.9 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 6.9 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 19.0 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 23.0 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 23.3 mi
- Roan High Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 4.1 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 4.2 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 12.3 mi
- Gully Pipe: 19.5 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.0 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 1.6 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 3.8 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 14.4 mi
- Boat beach: 20.2 mi
- Swimming beach: 20.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 14.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 14.8 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- Lost Cove: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mitchell | WNW 286° | 2,038 m | 1.5 mi |
| Mount Craig | NW 315° | 2,023 m | 1.8 mi |
| Balsam Cone | NNW 336° | 2,007 m | 2.3 mi |
| Big Tom | NW 321° | 2,002 m | 1.9 mi |
| Cattail Peak | NNW 339° | 1,986 m | 2.9 mi |
| Clingmans Peak | WSW 239° | 1,981 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mount Gibbes | WSW 242° | 1,971 m | 3.0 mi |
| Potato Knob | SW 236° | 1,946 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 32 | 41 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 54 | 45 | 36 | 30 |
| Precip in | 7.5 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mitchell, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808025
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