Little Mountain
Little Mountain rises to 481 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the north, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Huckleberry Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31631170, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 481 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 18.1 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 25.3 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 26.2 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 27 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 27 mi
- Table Rock Overlook (MP 329.8) · 27 mi
- Singecat Ridge Overlook (MP 345.3) · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Huckleberry Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Earl Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Jim Long Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Cove Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Grassy Knob: 2.2 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 7.8 mi
- Casar Park: 8.4 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 9.2 mi
- Amphitheater: 10.5 mi
- Volleyball: 10.5 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 12.3 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 14.2 mi
- Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 14.2 mi
- Bechtler House: 15.3 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 15.3 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 3.2 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 3.5 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 3.6 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 4.7 mi
- Caboose: 12.3 mi
- Something Rotten: 17.0 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 17.0 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 17.0 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 17.0 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 15.6 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 15.7 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 15.9 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 17.2 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 19.8 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 15.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 16.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 16.0 mi
- Observation Deck: 22.1 mi
- Swimming beach: 16.4 mi
- Boat beach: 16.4 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 19.2 mi
- Globe: 23.9 mi
- Fox Den: 20.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 20.8 mi
- Gully Pipe: 22.1 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | N 7° | 918 m | 5.7 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NNE 16° | 907 m | 6.2 mi |
| Propst Mountain | N 7° | 905 m | 5.9 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NNE 13° | 901 m | 6.1 mi |
| Benn Knob | ENE 68° | 882 m | 6.5 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | NNE 30° | 874 m | 6.3 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NE 35° | 870 m | 6.1 mi |
| Skull Knob | NNE 15° | 869 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 988710 — Little Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357777041
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 29 mi
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