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Little Mountain

Little Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Mountain rises to 841 m in North Carolina. Black Mountain stands 1,307 m to the northwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Sutton Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31631183, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
841 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.29845, -82.68401

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Sutton Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Silver Ribbon Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Laughing Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Sitton Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Key Falls: 3.5 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 2.9 mi
  • Franklin Park: 5.2 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 5.4 mi
  • Etowah Park: 5.5 mi
  • Etowah School Road Stream Access: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 33
  • Camp John Rock: 6.2 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 8.8 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 11.1 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 12.5 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Brevard Community Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 17
Attractions: 16
  • M1: 5.4 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 6.2 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 10.3 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 11.4 mi
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 11.7 mi
Museums: 14
Artworks: 14
  • Berm Park: 17.5 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 18.3 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 20.3 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 20.3 mi
  • JMK236 Studio: 20.3 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Cool Spring: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 20.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 11.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainNW 306°1,307 m3.5 mi
Funneltop MountainNNW 337°1,288 m5.5 mi
Rich MountainWNW 301°1,247 m5.7 mi
Clawhammer MountainNW 308°1,241 m4.2 mi
Buckwheat KnobWNW 295°1,222 m5.9 mi
Looking Glass RockW 273°1,209 m6.2 mi
Rich MountainN 349°1,195 m5.0 mi
Chestnut KnobWSW 248°1,173 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:49
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3616:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384147556370737267574740
Precip in5.95.05.35.35.15.55.76.25.44.95.05.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pisgah Forest 3 NE, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021211 — Little Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357808016

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