Little Mountain
Little Mountain rises to 934 m in Tennessee. Roan High Knob stands 1,916 m to the south, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Carter County, Tennessee, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1328737).
Wikidata Q31677758, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 934 m
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 18.6 mi off the Little Parkway
- 19.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 20 mi
- Watauga View · 20 mi
- Grandfather Mountain Overlook · 20 mi
- Calloway Peak · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
- Roan Mountain Community Park: 4.1 mi
- Watauga Scenic Area: 4.6 mi
- Roan Mountain State Park: 4.9 mi
- Watauga Point Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
- Laurel Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Campbell Pen Knob: 1.4 mi
- White Rocks Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Potato Top: 2.6 mi
- Fork Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 1.7 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 2.4 mi
- Laurel Falls: 2.7 mi
- Mountaineer Falls: 8.5 mi
- Jones Falls: 8.8 mi
- Flagpole Point: 1.6 mi
- Pardee Point: 2.1 mi
- Cardens Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Bee Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Coltens Cliff: 8.9 mi
- Elizabethton Veterans War Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Veteran's Walk of Honor: 9.1 mi
- Transylvania Purchase: 9.9 mi
- Watauga Purchase: 10.0 mi
- Watauga Fort: 10.0 mi
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 10.0 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 14.9 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 14.9 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 15.0 mi
- Avery County Musuem: 15.5 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 6.2 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 13.3 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 13.4 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 15.8 mi
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 17.7 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 4.8 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 18.5 mi
- Woods Walk: 19.3 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Junaluska: 15.2 mi
- The Market on Oak: 22.3 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 22.3 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 22.3 mi
- Rock Bridge: 23.7 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 12.0 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 18.7 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 20.0 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 22.9 mi
- Hampton Spring: 4.0 mi
- Shanty Springs: 19.7 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 20.8 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 4.8 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 22.4 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 13.4 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 22.4 mi
- Lost Cove: 18.6 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roan High Knob | S 175° | 1,916 m | 9.0 mi |
| Cloudland Mountain | S 178° | 1,883 m | 8.9 mi |
| Grassy Ridge Bald | SSE 161° | 1,879 m | 9.8 mi |
| Round Bald | SSE 168° | 1,770 m | 8.9 mi |
| Jane Bald | SSE 165° | 1,770 m | 9.1 mi |
| Hump Mountain | SE 133° | 1,688 m | 9.5 mi |
| Beartown Mountain | S 181° | 1,674 m | 7.9 mi |
| Big Yellow Mountain | SE 145° | 1,658 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roan MTN 3SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356885356
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 9 mi
- Johnson City · 13 mi
- Bristol · 25 mi
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