Little Mountain
Little Mountain rises to 640 m in North Carolina. Tryon Peak stands 986 m to the east-northeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Humes Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1021210).
Wikidata Q31631144, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 640 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 6.2 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 7.7 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 10.8 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Devil's Head · 14 mi
- Exclamation Point · 14 mi
- Opera Box · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hemlock Shoals: 1.4 mi
- Melrose Falls: 1.5 mi
- Little Bradley Falls: 1.5 mi
- Upper Melrose Falls: 1.6 mi
- Big Fall Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
- McCreery Park: 2.0 mi
- Harmon Field: 3.7 mi
- Rogers Park: 4.4 mi
- Depot Garden Park: 4.6 mi
- Woodland Park: 4.7 mi
- Humes Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Buck Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Little Warrior Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 4.3 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Tennis Courts: 4.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 4.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 4.9 mi
- Chestnut Spring Pool: 4.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 7.8 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 16.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 21.8 mi
- Greer Community Garden: 22.3 mi
- Asia Garden: 22.5 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 8.0 mi
- Historical Downtown: 9.9 mi
- Southern X793: 9.9 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 11.8 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 12.3 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 1.3 mi
- Glassy Rock: 7.1 mi
- The Pinnacles: 11.4 mi
- Worlds Edge: 11.5 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 11.7 mi
- Orange Bear: 9.2 mi
- Maria: 13.6 mi
- Globe: 14.2 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 16.9 mi
- Springtime in TR: 20.3 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 2.0 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 4.6 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 6.5 mi
- House of Flags: 6.6 mi
- Landrum Depot: 8.0 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 8.8 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 14.1 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 15.7 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 16.6 mi
- Lenox Spring: 10.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 11.4 mi
- Chick Springs: 21.4 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 24.3 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tryon Peak | ENE 63° | 986 m | 4.4 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SSE 166° | 978 m | 4.8 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | ENE 62° | 940 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | SSW 197° | 921 m | 6.8 mi |
| Cliffield Mountain | N 7° | 918 m | 7.2 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | S 182° | 893 m | 5.1 mi |
| McAlpine Mountain | W 273° | 892 m | 7.0 mi |
| Evans Mountain | SW 233° | 853 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808015
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- Asheville · 27 mi
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