The 5,504-foot mountain is one of the higher peaks in the Southern Appalachians and is part of a large corridor of protected land in the Greater Roan Highlands. Little Yellow can be seen prominently from the Appalachian Trail and Big Yellow Mountain Preserve. It's also part of the Audubon Society's Roan Mountain Important Bird Area.
"This is a keystone tract, with a high conservation value," said David Ray, the Conservancy's Mountain Project Director. "It provides a safe corridor for wildlife movement and protects natural communities and rare plants that are found in the area. In addition to its conservation value, it is a prominent feature in the Greater Roan Highlands. It would have been very noticeable if it had been logged or developed."At some point The Nature Conservancy plans to transfer the Little Yellow Mountain land to the North Carolina State Parks System for inclusion in the recently established Yellow Mountain State Natural Area.
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