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Little Mountain

Little Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Mountain rises to 834 m in North Carolina. Bluff Mountain stands 1,430 m to the west-northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Stafford Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 3.6 miles off.

About

The story

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

Wikidata Q31631088, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
834 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.79122, -82.75097

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 29
  • Needles Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Spring Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Reems Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Lake Louise Falls: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • Declaration of Independence: 3.8 mi
  • US Constitution: 3.8 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 3.8 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 3.8 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 8.3 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 17.3 mi
  • Italian Garden: 20.6 mi
  • Shrub Garden: 20.7 mi
Artworks: 15
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 9
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 11.5 mi
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 12.3 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 17.3 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 17.4 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 17.5 mi
Springs: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 11.3 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 13.7 mi
  • Overlook Access: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 22.6 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bluff MountainWNW 292°1,430 m9.4 mi
Mikes KnobSW 224°1,378 m5.9 mi
Doggett KnobSW 220°1,352 m6.5 mi
Dick KnobSW 234°1,345 m5.1 mi
Rich KnobWSW 251°1,295 m5.3 mi
Starret KnobWSW 238°1,269 m2.6 mi
Grassland MountainSW 230°1,266 m4.0 mi
Hap MountainWNW 286°1,233 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1620:1320:51
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3816:4217:22

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021220 — Little Mountain, Madison County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357808032

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