Ghost town · Tennessee
Fork Mountain
Fork Mountain is a ghost town in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 475 m. Big Fodderstack stands 1,013 m to the south, 1.3 miles off. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 16 miles off.
ghost town in Anderson County, Tennessee
How to reach it
Coordinates36.12667, -84.42000
- 16.2 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 16.2 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Big Fodderstack: 1.3 mi
- Stallion Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Little Fodderstack: 2.0 mi
- Frozen Head: 2.2 mi
- Old Mac Mountain: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Frozen Head State Environmental Education Area: 2.6 mi
- RC Park: 5.8 mi
- Arrow Head Park: 7.2 mi
- Solomon Park and Civic Center: 8.8 mi
- Lasalle Park: 10.7 mi
Historic sites: 28
- Marlow Elementary School Cafeteria: 10.9 mi
- International Friendship Bell: 11.8 mi
- K-33: 13.0 mi
- K-31: 13.2 mi
- K-25 (Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant): 13.2 mi
Museums: 13
- Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 7.1 mi
- Oak Ridge Children's Museum: 10.9 mi
- The Oak Ridge History Museum: 11.7 mi
- American Museum of Science and Energy: 12.2 mi
- K-25 History Center: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Bull Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Image Wall: 15.9 mi
- Hewitt Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Stubbs Bluff: 17.3 mi
- River Ridge: 17.3 mi
Springs: 10
- Massengil Spring: 8.9 mi
- Poplar Spring: 17.4 mi
- Delozier Spring: 17.9 mi
- Herron Spring: 21.6 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 5
- Abandoned Train: 2.6 mi
- Train Cars: 14.2 mi
- Aspire: 16.7 mi
- Winona General Store: 17.3 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Riverfront Park Shed: 15.5 mi
- Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 20.9 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Emory Gap Falls: 3.1 mi
- Debord Falls: 3.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Montgomery: 10.9 mi
- Wheat: 13.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 21.8 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Fork Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Fodderstack | S 170° | 1,013 m | 1.3 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,008 m | 6.6 mi |
| Stallion Mountain | NW 320° | 1,007 m | 2.0 mi |
| Squire Knob | NW 309° | 1,002 m | 2.6 mi |
| Frozen Head | W 262° | 1,001 m | 2.2 mi |
| Burge Mountain | NNE 17° | 993 m | 3.8 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | E 80° | 993 m | 8.5 mi |
| Walnut Knob | NNW 335° | 988 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:21 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Ridge Asos, 13 mi away.
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