Little Mountain
Little Mountain rises to 374 m in Ohio. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Holden Arboretum, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 6.4 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Little Mountain is a hill in the northeastern region of the U.S. state of Ohio, located on the border between Chardon Township in Geauga County and Concord Township in Lake County, with an elevation of 1,220 feet (370 m). Along with nearby Gildersleeve Mountain, Brown Mountain, and Thompson Ledges, it is located along the northern ridge of an extension of the Allegheny Plateau. The first permanent settler arrived at Little Mountain in 1815. In the late 19th Century, a resort was located near the summit; it has been the location of various hotels, the first built in 1831, the last demolished in 1925. Among the resort's frequent visitors were James A. Garfield and John D. Rockefeller. A nearby settlement called Joice's Corners existed briefly during the time of the resort. Nearby Holden Arboretum provides tours of Little Mountain, whose access is otherwise restricted, and owns much of the land encompassing it.
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Wikidata Q6651065, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 374 m
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
- 22.3 mi off the Ohio & Erie Canalway, National
Overlooks nearby
- River Overlook · 8 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 12 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 12 mi
- Cleveland Script Sign - Euclid Beach · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Holden Arboretum: 0.3 mi
- Holden Arboretum: 1.8 mi
- Big Creek Spur: 2.6 mi
- Big Creek Park: 3.4 mi
- Penitentiary Glen Reservation: 3.7 mi
- Holden Hedge Garden: 2.1 mi
- Euclid Memorial Park Community Garden: 13.2 mi
- Victory Park community garden: 14.9 mi
- Victory Friendship Garden: 15.0 mi
- Montford Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- Chardon Township Park: 2.5 mi
- Krueger Park: 3.0 mi
- Concord Woods Nature Park: 3.5 mi
- Deep Springs Trout Club: 4.1 mi
- Spring Brook Gardens Park: 4.1 mi
- James A. Garfield: 4.6 mi
- 1996 Olympic Torch Eternal Flame: 8.7 mi
- 9-11 Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Northern Terminus Buckeye Trail: 8.8 mi
- Geauga County Veterans Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Railroad History Mural: 4.9 mi
- The Sassy Cat: 15.2 mi
- Beaudry Statue of Mary: 16.6 mi
- Henry Church Rock: 16.8 mi
- Van Aken District Murals: 17.8 mi
- Historic Kirtland: 4.6 mi
- Lake County Historical Society: 6.3 mi
- Legends Aviation Museum: 7.4 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse & History Center: 7.6 mi
- Finnish Heritage Museum: 8.5 mi
- Baptism Site: 4.6 mi
- Gristmill & Sawmill Site: 4.6 mi
- Joseph Smith's Store: 4.6 mi
- Joseph Smith Home: 4.6 mi
- Hancock Home & Brickyard: 4.7 mi
- Whitlam Woods: 4.3 mi
- Old River Farm Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Williams Woods Backcountry Kitchen Site: 9.4 mi
- Picnic Area #2 (Pine Grove): 12.2 mi
- Quarry Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- The Knob: 0.8 mi
- Piersons Knob: 3.2 mi
- Gildersleeve Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Waite Hill: 5.5 mi
- Ballards Hill: 7.3 mi
- Paine Falls: 8.8 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 9.6 mi
- Chagrin Falls: 15.2 mi
- Dugway Brook Falls: 17.5 mi
- Great Falls of Tinker's Creek: 21.8 mi
- Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park: 8.7 mi
- Timberlake Residents Beach: 9.4 mi
- Punderson Lake Beach: 12.7 mi
- Villa Angela Beach: 15.6 mi
- Euclid Beach: 15.7 mi
- Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and Lighthouse: 8.6 mi
- West Breakwater Light: 9.3 mi
- Cleveland East Pierhead Light: 24.4 mi
- Cleveland Harbor Main Entrance Light: 24.5 mi
- Fog Signal House: 24.5 mi
- Newbury Center: 11.8 mi
- South Thompson: 11.8 mi
- Cobbs Corners: 22.4 mi
- Madison Palisades: 13.8 mi
- Shipwreck Rock: 24.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf | SSE 151° | 423 m | 18.3 mi |
| Derthick Hill | S 171° | 409 m | 22.6 mi |
| Portage County high point | SSE 165° | 408 m | 23.1 mi |
| McConougheys Hill | S 185° | 399 m | 15.8 mi |
| Sand Hill | S 181° | 381 m | 7.7 mi |
| The Knob | NNE 32° | 378 m | 0.8 mi |
| Ballards Hill | ESE 114° | 377 m | 7.3 mi |
| Welsh Hill | SSE 164° | 369 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:22 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:14 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kirtland-holden 2, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1066811 — Little Mountain, Geauga County, Ohio.
OpenStreetMap element node/357468198
Day trips start here
- Mentor · 5 mi
- Willoughby · 7 mi
- Newbury · 12 mi
- Burton · 13 mi
- Chagrin Falls · 15 mi
- Beachwood · 16 mi
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