Lewis Fork Overlook

Lewis Fork Overlook sits at 3,294 feet on the Blue Ridge Parkway, facing 150 degrees toward the south-southeast. The land drops 614 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. Peaks visible from the site include Flint Knob to the south at 5.3 miles (2,668 ft), Yates Knob to the south at 6.2 miles (2,466 ft), Huffman Mountain to the east-southeast at 6.6 miles (2,331 ft), and Johnson Mountain to the south-southeast at 7.2 miles (2,418 ft). Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest is also visible, to the east-southeast at 8.5 miles (2,421 ft). Boone lies 13.9 miles to the west-southwest, with Hickory 36.9 miles south and Statesville 45.3 miles southeast. On the Parkway, this overlook falls between Elk Mountain Overlook and Betsy's Rock Falls. Seasonal daylight at this location ranges from a sunrise of 06:09 and sunset of 20:47 at the June solstice to a sunrise of 07:34 and sunset of 17:15 at the December solstice, with the equinoxes falling near 07:14–07:30 for sunrise and 19:24–19:38 for sunset.