Little Yellow Mountain (North Carolina)

Little Yellow Mountain
Little Yellow Mountain
Location in North Carolina
Elevation 5,504 ft (1,678 m) [1]
Prominence 651 ft (198 m) [1]
Location
Location Avery / Mitchell counties, North Carolina, USA
Range Unaka Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains
Coordinates [2]
Topo map USGS Carvers Gap

Little Yellow Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country and wholly in the Pisgah National Forest. It's elevation reaches 5,504 feet (1,677 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.[3]

Macon County

There is also a Little Yellow Mountain in Macon County, North Carolina with an elevation of 4,249 ft (1,295 m).[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Little Yellow Mountain". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=18556. Retrieved 2009-12-29. 
  2. ^ "Little Yellow Mountain". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1013048. Retrieved 2009-12-29. 
  3. ^ "Group preserves Little Yellow Mountain". The Mountain Times. http://www2.mountaintimes.com/watauga_weekly/Group_preserves_Little_Yellow_Mountain_id_000472. Retrieved 2009-12-29. 
  4. ^ "Little Yellow Mountain - Macon County". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1021246. Retrieved 2009-12-31.