Little Mountain
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. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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
- 18.3 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 25.3 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 25.6 mi off the Little Parkway
- 26.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Toe River Valley (MP 318.4) · 27 mi
- Camp Creek Overlook (MP 315.6) · 27 mi
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 27 mi
- Little Bald Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buffalo Mountain Park: 4.5 mi
- Limestone Cove Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
- Tipton-Haynes Historic Site: 4.7 mi
- Lyons Field Park: 5.8 mi
- Lions Field: 5.9 mi
- Honeycomb Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Stone Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Haynes Knob: 3.2 mi
- Cedar Hill: 3.7 mi
- White Rock: 3.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- Pardee Point: 6.8 mi
- Flagpole Point: 6.8 mi
- Moody Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Betty Range Cliff: 7.4 mi
- Cardens Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 7.2 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 8.1 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 8.1 mi
- Jonesborough History Museum: 11.4 mi
- Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum: 11.4 mi
- 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
- Junaluska: 8.2 mi
- Rock Bridge: 22.5 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 22.5 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 22.5 mi
- Stream: 22.6 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 9.5 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 24.7 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 22.4 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 24.4 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 24.6 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 5.7 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 21.0 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Hampton Spring: 6.5 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 9.4 mi
- Lost Cove: 13.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beartown Mountain | SE 137° | 1,674 m | 11.6 mi |
| Unaka Mountain | S 188° | 1,579 m | 7.6 mi |
| Little Rock Knob | SE 131° | 1,499 m | 9.7 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | SSE 166° | 1,359 m | 7.9 mi |
| Beauty Spot | SSW 199° | 1,347 m | 9.2 mi |
| Strawberry Mountain | ESE 124° | 1,347 m | 10.3 mi |
| Elkwallow Knob | S 172° | 1,314 m | 9.2 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SE 142° | 1,295 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elizabethton, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356888240
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 6 mi
- Elizabethton · 7 mi
- Bristol · 25 mi
- Kingsport · 25 mi
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