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Little Mountain

Little Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Mountain rises to 742 m in Tennessee. Beartown Mountain stands 1,674 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Honeycomb Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1641310)

Wikidata Q31678020, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
742 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.24233, -82.27902

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 28
  • Tipton Cemetery: 4.7 mi
  • Carillion: 6.5 mi
  • Fort Watauga: 7.2 mi
  • Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail: 7.2 mi
  • Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 26
Waterfalls: 24
  • Red Fork Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Laurel Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Coon Den Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Dennis Cove Waterfall: 10.0 mi
  • Martin Creek Falls: 10.7 mi
Museums: 14
Attractions: 8
  • Downtown Square Breezeway: 6.5 mi
  • Johnson City Sign: 6.7 mi
  • Wautauga Dam: 10.3 mi
  • Appalachian Caverns: 18.1 mi
  • Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 19.0 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Junaluska: 8.2 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 22.5 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 22.5 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 22.5 mi
  • Stream: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 9.5 mi
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Potters Truck Stop: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 22.4 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 24.4 mi
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 1
Springs: 1
  • Hampton Spring: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beartown MountainSE 137°1,674 m11.6 mi
Unaka MountainS 188°1,579 m7.6 mi
Little Rock KnobSE 131°1,499 m9.7 mi
Little Bald KnobSSE 166°1,359 m7.9 mi
Beauty SpotSSW 199°1,347 m9.2 mi
Strawberry MountainESE 124°1,347 m10.3 mi
Elkwallow KnobS 172°1,314 m9.2 mi
Iron MountainSE 142°1,295 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:41
June solstice06:1320:1220:51
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3716:3917:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947566471757468574639
Precip in3.83.84.03.84.45.25.94.23.02.83.43.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356888240

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