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Little Mountain

Little Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 988709)

Wikidata Q31631157, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
424 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.23762, -82.12400

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • 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
Artworks: 55
  • 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
Historic sites: 47
  • 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
Museums: 20
  • 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
Attractions: 13
  • 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
Gardens: 10
  • 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
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • 3: 22.3 mi
  • 2: 22.3 mi
  • 4: 22.3 mi
  • 1: 22.3 mi
  • 5: 22.3 mi
Springs: 3
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainNW 325°1,208 m14.2 mi
Poplar MountainNW 320°991 m13.8 mi
Tryon PeakWNW 286°986 m7.1 mi
Hogback MountainWSW 244°978 m10.5 mi
Wildcat SpurNW 321°971 m12.2 mi
White Oak MountainWNW 301°940 m5.9 mi
Rich MountainWSW 245°922 m13.3 mi
Bryant MountainWSW 243°921 m14.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:40
June solstice06:1520:0920:47
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3416:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606774787671615144
Precip in5.34.55.55.35.35.55.56.15.64.94.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357777038

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