Skip to content
Byway
Peak · North Carolina

Little Pisgah Mountain

Little Pisgah Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Pisgah Mountain rises to 1,611 m in North Carolina. Cold Mountain stands 1,819 m to the west, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Springs Lodge foundation, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31425148, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1611 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.42289, -82.74513

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Bee Branch Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Bradley Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Upper Thompson Ridge Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
Parks
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 5.4 mi
  • Chestnut Mountain Park: 7.9 mi
  • Powhatan Recreation Area: 7.9 mi
  • Hominy Valley Park: 8.5 mi
  • Bridge Park: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 35
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 0.6 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 4.8 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 9.9 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 12.1 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 12.2 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Holly Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Stream Garden: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 20
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 5.3 mi
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 10.8 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 12.0 mi
  • Antler Hill Village: 12.9 mi
  • M1: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 15
  • Berm Park: 8.2 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 13.7 mi
  • E. W. Pearson: 14.3 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 14.6 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 14.6 mi
Museums: 14
  • Cradle of Forestry: 5.3 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 9.3 mi
  • Shook Museum: 12.3 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 13
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Cool Spring: 25.0 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 3.0 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 19.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Little Pisgah Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cold MountainW 262°1,819 m6.3 mi
Mount PisgahWNW 288°1,744 m0.7 mi
Old Butt KnobWSW 237°1,684 m6.6 mi
Fryingpan MountainSW 219°1,621 m2.6 mi
Little Bald MountainS 182°1,611 m1.1 mi
Big BaldSSW 209°1,588 m2.0 mi
Beech KnobSW 220°1,547 m3.2 mi
Green KnobSW 215°1,534 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046556369737266564639
Precip in3.63.04.04.03.84.24.24.24.42.93.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Candler 1 W, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808052

More peaks in North Carolina

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore peaks
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Little Pisgah Mountain.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens