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Little Mountain

Little Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Mountain rises to 1,292 m in Tennessee. Big Bald stands 1,674 m to the east, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Divide Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 3.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1303487)

Wikidata Q31678055, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1292 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.99344, -82.59347

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 49
Waterfalls: 46
  • Trillium Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Squibb Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Pete's Branch Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Birchfield Camp Falls: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • Moye Rest: 3.1 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 9.3 mi
  • WWII Memorial: 14.2 mi
  • US Constitution: 14.5 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
Museums: 14
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 11.8 mi
  • David Crockett Museum: 15.2 mi
  • Doak House Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 16.5 mi
  • Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Overlook Access: 14.3 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 15.8 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 16.5 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 24.1 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Rock Bridge: 17.3 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 17.3 mi
  • Friends: 17.3 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 17.3 mi
  • Stream: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 3
  • French Broad Rafting: 12.7 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 16.0 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 18.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 3
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldE 93°1,674 m5.8 mi
Big StampE 90°1,639 m5.8 mi
Little BaldE 82°1,575 m7.5 mi
Upper Haw KnobESE 115°1,492 m6.0 mi
Green Ridge KnobNNW 336°1,480 m3.9 mi
Camp Creek BaldWNW 287°1,480 m7.1 mi
Gravel KnobNNW 338°1,478 m5.1 mi
Big ButtNNW 336°1,467 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3816:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356839489

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