Peak · North Carolina
Little Pisgah Mountain
Little Pisgah Mountain rises to 1,341 m in North Carolina. Jesses High Top stands 1,326 m to the north-northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Rock Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Drovers Road passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31631340, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1341 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.50040, -82.33262
- 1.4 mi off the Drovers Road
- 3.2 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 9.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 15.8 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Tom and Glenna Rock Overlook · 1 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob Observation Point · 1 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 2 mi
- Exclamation Point · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Blue Rock Mountain: 0.7 mi
- High Top: 1.1 mi
- Blue Rock Knob: 1.1 mi
- Burntshirt Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Miller Mountain: 1.4 mi
Waterfalls
- Tom's Falls: 1.7 mi
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 2.3 mi
- Broad River Falls: 3.2 mi
- Bead and Lace Falls: 3.7 mi
- Camp Minnehaha Falls: 3.7 mi
Parks
- The Gathering Place: 6.2 mi
- Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 6.5 mi
- Chimney Rock Village River Park: 6.8 mi
- Buffalo Creek Park: 7.0 mi
- Morse Park: 7.4 mi
Historic sites: 39
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 1.6 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 7.3 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 10.5 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 12.3 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 28
- Columbarium Garden: 6.0 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 11.5 mi
- Spring Garden: 12.5 mi
- Azalea Garden: 12.6 mi
Museums: 23
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 8.0 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 12.2 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 12.3 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 12.3 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 17
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 7.0 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 10.6 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 12.2 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 12.3 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 13.3 mi
Artworks: 16
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 6.8 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 11.4 mi
- Statue of Diana: 12.4 mi
- Wake: 13.8 mi
- Deco Gecko: 14.1 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Florence Nature Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 9.9 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 12.5 mi
- Rocky Knob: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Raven Cliffs: 6.3 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 7.5 mi
- The Pinnacles: 7.7 mi
- Worlds Edge: 8.4 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 8.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 6.3 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 14.4 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 14.6 mi
- Lenox Spring: 15.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 12.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 20.1 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 20.1 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 18.9 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 22.3 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 16.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Little Pisgah Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesses High Top | NNW 346° | 1,326 m | 5.5 mi |
| High Windy | N 357° | 1,321 m | 4.8 mi |
| Black Knob | N 351° | 1,291 m | 4.3 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | SSW 207° | 1,281 m | 3.0 mi |
| High Top | N 2° | 1,263 m | 5.4 mi |
| High Hickory Knob | NNW 327° | 1,231 m | 6.3 mi |
| Blue Rock Knob | ENE 71° | 1,225 m | 1.1 mi |
| Flat Top | NNW 327° | 1,215 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 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 | 33 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swannanoa 2 SSE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1013006 — Little Pisgah Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357802433
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