Peak · North Carolina
Big Fork Knob
Big Fork Knob rises to 1,356 m in North Carolina. Potato Knob stands 1,946 m to the east, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Pinnacle, a peak 0.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31616847, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1356 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.72539, -82.39401
- 1.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.9 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 10.2 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 10.7 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Craggy Pinnacle Summit · 2 mi
- Craggy Gardens · 2 mi
- Lower Overlook · 2 mi
- Craggy Dome Overlook (MP 364.1) · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Spruce Pinnacle: 0.5 mi
- Hawkbill Rock: 1.8 mi
- Craggy Pinnacle: 1.8 mi
- Snowball Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Bearpen Knob: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Welsh Field: 7.6 mi
- Lake Tomahawk Park: 8.0 mi
- Grovemont Park: 8.1 mi
- Mountain Biking Pump Track: 8.1 mi
- Lake Tomahawk Park: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 53
- Douglas Falls: 1.1 mi
- Cascades Falls: 1.5 mi
- Walker Falls: 3.1 mi
- Glassmine Falls: 3.6 mi
- Graybeard Falls: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Tennis Court: 5.2 mi
- Spring House: 5.2 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 5.2 mi
- Tool Shed: 5.2 mi
- Potato House: 5.3 mi
Gardens: 28
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 10.0 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 10.8 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 12.6 mi
- Terrace garden: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 23
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 8.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 9.3 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 12.7 mi
- Deco Gecko: 12.8 mi
- Passage: 12.9 mi
Museums: 18
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 7.7 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 8.6 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 10.1 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 11.2 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 14
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 3.2 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 5.6 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 12.4 mi
- Ironland: 12.7 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 13.7 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 0.6 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 4.3 mi
- Rocky Knob: 6.4 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 11.1 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Slaty Cliffs: 6.5 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 16.7 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 22.1 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 23.3 mi
- The Pinnacles: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 21.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 21.9 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Pinnacle Spring: 7.0 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 7.4 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 7.8 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 21.3 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Lost Cove: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Big Fork Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potato Knob | E 87° | 1,946 m | 5.8 mi |
| Blackstock Knob | ENE 78° | 1,910 m | 4.3 mi |
| Craggy Dome | SE 131° | 1,853 m | 2.0 mi |
| Patton Knob | E 84° | 1,828 m | 5.1 mi |
| Big Butt | NNE 32° | 1,807 m | 5.0 mi |
| Bullhead Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,798 m | 2.1 mi |
| Craggy Pinnacle | SSE 149° | 1,780 m | 1.8 mi |
| Point Misery | NE 47° | 1,736 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:41 | 17:20 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 57 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N FK 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019134 — Big Fork Knob, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806513
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