Park · Tennessee
Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area
Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 936 m. Roan High Knob stands 1,916 m to the south-southwest, 9.5 miles off. Mission Crossing passes 8.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 936 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.23540, -82.07262
- 8.0 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 15.9 mi off the Little Parkway
- 17.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 19.5 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 17 mi
- Watauga View · 17 mi
- Calloway Peak · 17 mi
- Stack Rock Parking Area · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Roan Mountain Community Park: 2.4 mi
- Watauga Scenic Area: 4.2 mi
- Roan Mountain State Park: 4.5 mi
- Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
Peaks
- White Rocks Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Firescald Knob: 2.6 mi
- Walnut Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Campbell Pen Knob: 2.7 mi
- Laurel Mountain: 3.5 mi
Waterfalls
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 1.9 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 2.9 mi
- Laurel Falls: 4.3 mi
- Mountaineer Falls: 5.0 mi
- Jones Falls: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 7.0 mi
- Elizabethton Veterans War Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Veteran's Walk of Honor: 11.2 mi
- Transylvania Purchase: 12.4 mi
- Watauga Purchase: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 26
- Wautauga Dam: 6.7 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 12.4 mi
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 14.6 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 16.5 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 24
- Flagpole Point: 4.8 mi
- Pardee Point: 5.1 mi
- Cardens Bluff: 7.0 mi
- Bee Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Coltens Cliff: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 21
- Junaluska: 18.5 mi
- Hellbenders: 21.6 mi
- The Rock: 21.7 mi
- Doc and Merle Watson: 21.7 mi
- Doc Watson Statue: 21.7 mi
Museums: 18
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 11.6 mi
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 12.5 mi
- Avery County Musuem: 13.1 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 16.6 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 5.5 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 16.0 mi
- Woods Walk: 16.4 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
Gardens: 9
- ETSU Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 21.4 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 21.6 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 21.8 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 21.9 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Elk Valley Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 15.1 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 15.5 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 16.7 mi
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 20.2 mi
Springs: 3
- Hampton Spring: 6.5 mi
- Shanty Springs: 16.6 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 2
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 5.6 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roan High Knob | SSW 197° | 1,916 m | 9.5 mi |
| Cloudland Mountain | SSW 200° | 1,883 m | 9.6 mi |
| Grassy Ridge Bald | S 183° | 1,879 m | 9.4 mi |
| Jane Bald | S 187° | 1,770 m | 9.0 mi |
| Round Bald | S 191° | 1,770 m | 9.0 mi |
| Hump Mountain | SSE 153° | 1,688 m | 7.4 mi |
| Beartown Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,674 m | 8.8 mi |
| Little Hump Mountain | SSE 162° | 1,662 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roan MTN 3SW, 5 mi away.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail4 obs
- Central Ratsnake4 obs
- Common Garter Snake3 obs
- Common Box Turtle3 obs
- mountain laurel3 obs
- showy orchis3 obs
- common bracken3 obs
- Eastern Teaberry3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356888199
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 12 mi
- Johnson City · 17 mi
- Bristol · 26 mi
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