Little Yellow Mountain
Little Yellow Mountain rises to 1,674 m in North Carolina. Roan High Knob stands 1,916 m to the northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawk Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 8.4 miles off.
The story
Little Yellow Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country and wholly in the Pisgah National Forest. Its elevation reaches 5,504 ft (1,678 m), it is on the border between Avery and Mitchell counties. The mountain generates feeder streams for the North Toe River. Though named Little Yellow Mountain, it is actually 64 ft (20 m) taller than nearby Big Yellow Mountain. On December 3, 2009, the Nature Conservancy announced the acquisition of 466 acres (1.89 km2) at the summit of Little Yellow Mountain. The future goal is to transfer the land to the North Carolina State Parks System, becoming part of the Yellow Mountain State Natural Area.
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Wikidata Q6652622, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1674 m
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 10.4 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 11.1 mi off the Little Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- North Toe River Valley (MP 318.4) · 10 mi
- Camp Creek Overlook (MP 315.6) · 10 mi
- Upper Falls Overlook · 11 mi
- Lost Cove Cliffs Overlook (MP 310) · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hawk Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Firescald Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Bearpen Rock: 1.4 mi
- Oaks Knob: 1.7 mi
- Little Hawk Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
- Jones Falls: 10.7 mi
- Duggers Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
- Upper Linville Falls: 11.2 mi
- Linville Falls: 11.3 mi
- Wade Tipton Memorial Ballpark: 5.9 mi
- Green Valley Community Center: 6.7 mi
- Roan Mountain State Park: 7.5 mi
- Roby Shomaker Wetlands and Family Recreation Park: 7.9 mi
- Avery Square: 8.1 mi
- Linville Caverns: 12.4 mi
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 13.3 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 13.4 mi
- Stack Rock: 14.0 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 14.4 mi
- Avery County Veterans Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Law Enforcement Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Max Morrell Memorial Tree: 13.8 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 14.6 mi
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 15.1 mi
- SPMS Billboard: 10.2 mi
- The Market on Oak: 10.3 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 10.4 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 10.4 mi
- Rock Bridge: 16.5 mi
- Coltens Cliff: 4.3 mi
- Roan High Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 5.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 5.1 mi
- High Point Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Avery County Musuem: 8.1 mi
- NC Mineral and Gem Festival: 12.1 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 13.1 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 13.8 mi
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 14.6 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 10.4 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 17.7 mi
- Terrace garden: 17.7 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 18.0 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 23.0 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Woods Walk: 12.8 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 11.3 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 14.2 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 14.7 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 16.3 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 22.2 mi
- Shanty Springs: 14.4 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 15.6 mi
- Hampton Spring: 16.1 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 18.6 mi
- Gully Pipe: 18.6 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 10.4 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 16.7 mi
- Boat beach: 24.2 mi
- Swimming beach: 24.3 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 15.3 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Little Yellow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roan High Knob | NW 312° | 1,916 m | 4.0 mi |
| Cloudland Mountain | NW 308° | 1,883 m | 4.4 mi |
| Grassy Ridge Bald | NNW 345° | 1,879 m | 2.5 mi |
| Jane Bald | NNW 334° | 1,770 m | 3.1 mi |
| Round Bald | NW 326° | 1,770 m | 3.5 mi |
| Hump Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,688 m | 6.1 mi |
| Beartown Mountain | NW 314° | 1,674 m | 5.3 mi |
| Little Hump Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,662 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roan MTN 3SW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357802447
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- Elizabethton · 21 mi
- Johnson City · 23 mi
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