Little Mountain
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
- 1,292 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 10.5 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 13.5 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 18.6 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 14 mi
- Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8) · 22 mi
- Glassmine Falls Overlook (MP 361.2) · 23 mi
- Craggy Gardens · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Divide Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Knob: 1.2 mi
- Lick Rock: 1.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.7 mi
- High Rock: 2.2 mi
- Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 6.3 mi
- Old Forge Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 11.6 mi
- Mars Hill Recreation Park: 12.2 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 12.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Baxter Cliff: 6.0 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 6.4 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 6.7 mi
- Bayless Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Yarbrough Cliff: 12.8 mi
- 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
- Rock Bridge: 17.3 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 17.3 mi
- Friends: 17.3 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 17.3 mi
- Stream: 17.3 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 12.7 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 16.0 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 18.4 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 14.4 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 22.2 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 25.0 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 23.6 mi
- Terrace garden: 23.6 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 24.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 10.7 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 19.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bald | E 93° | 1,674 m | 5.8 mi |
| Big Stamp | E 90° | 1,639 m | 5.8 mi |
| Little Bald | E 82° | 1,575 m | 7.5 mi |
| Upper Haw Knob | ESE 115° | 1,492 m | 6.0 mi |
| Green Ridge Knob | NNW 336° | 1,480 m | 3.9 mi |
| Camp Creek Bald | WNW 287° | 1,480 m | 7.1 mi |
| Gravel Knob | NNW 338° | 1,478 m | 5.1 mi |
| Big Butt | NNW 336° | 1,467 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356839489
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 26 mi
- Asheville · 29 mi
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