Little Mountain
Little Mountain rises to 424 m in North Carolina. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,208 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is James R. Gibson Park, a park 3.9 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 6.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 988709).
Wikidata Q31631157, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 424 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 6.8 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 12.9 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 16.9 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 15 mi
- Opera Box · 15 mi
- Devil's Head · 15 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- James R. Gibson Park: 3.9 mi
- Veterans Park: 4.3 mi
- Stearns Park: 4.3 mi
- Searcy Field: 4.8 mi
- Polk County Recreation Complex: 5.0 mi
- Lower Horse Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
- Shunkawauken Falls: 5.7 mi
- Sillers Falls: 6.3 mi
- Fungi Falls: 7.7 mi
- Green Grotto Falls: 8.2 mi
- Fox Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Foster Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Little White Oak Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 5.7 mi
- White Oak Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Globe: 4.6 mi
- Orange Bear: 4.6 mi
- Maria: 15.4 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 19.6 mi
- Chicken Statue: 20.7 mi
- Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 4.3 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 4.3 mi
- Blockhouse marker: 5.9 mi
- Old Rutherford Road: 9.4 mi
- Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 10.0 mi
- House of Flags: 4.3 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 4.3 mi
- Landrum Depot: 5.7 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 6.8 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 12.7 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 5.7 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 13.0 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 14.9 mi
- Caboose: 18.4 mi
- Southern X793: 19.6 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 8.7 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 12.9 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 18.5 mi
- Cleveland Preserve Farm: 19.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 17.9 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- Xeric Garden: 19.6 mi
- International Peace Garden: 19.6 mi
- Plant Zoo: 19.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 9.7 mi
- Worlds Edge: 13.2 mi
- Glassy Rock: 13.7 mi
- The Pinnacles: 14.0 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 14.1 mi
- Lenox Spring: 20.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 21.5 mi
- Chick Springs: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 325° | 1,208 m | 14.2 mi |
| Poplar Mountain | NW 320° | 991 m | 13.8 mi |
| Tryon Peak | WNW 286° | 986 m | 7.1 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | WSW 244° | 978 m | 10.5 mi |
| Wildcat Spur | NW 321° | 971 m | 12.2 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | WNW 301° | 940 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | WSW 243° | 921 m | 14.2 mi |
| Cliffield Mountain | NW 307° | 918 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:41 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357777038
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