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Little Pond Mountain

Tennessee

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Little Pond Mountain is a summit of 3,603 feet in the Watauga Ranger District of Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee, about 4 miles from the town of Butler. September is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show highs around 73°F and lows near 54°F, with fewer wet days than most of the year. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the summit, so temperatures up top run a little cooler. The closest neighbor is the Pond Mountain Wilderness Trail, about 1.6 miles away. Watauga Lake is about 2.1 miles off, and the Cardens Bluff Trail and Cardens Bluff Campground are both about 3.5 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

3,603 ft

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Little Pond Mountain

Tennessee

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

When to go

Best time to go: Apr–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 62–79°F and lows of 42–61°F.

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Flat Springs 1e, NC weather station, 8.6 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan41° high24° low
  2. Feb44° high27° low
  3. Mar52° high33° low
  4. Apr62° high42° low
  5. May70° high50° low
  6. Jun75° high58° low
  7. Jul79° high61° low
  8. Aug78° high60° low
  9. Sep73° high54° low
  10. Oct64° high44° low
  11. Nov53° high35° low
  12. Dec46° high28° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Nearest town
Butler, Tennessee · 4 mi

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Watauga Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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