Devils Fork Mountain
Devils Fork Mountain rises to 714 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the north-northeast, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Oakey Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31424370, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 714 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 15.3 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 24.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 25.6 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 24 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 24 mi
- Table Rock Overlook (MP 329.8) · 25 mi
- The Loops Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 5.2 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 8.8 mi
- Casar Park: 9.9 mi
- Simpson Field: 10.2 mi
- South Mountains State Park: 10.8 mi
- Oakey Knob: 0.7 mi
- Silver Creek Knob: 1.3 mi
- Shoal Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Little Huckleberry Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Cove Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 1.0 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 2.3 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 3.6 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 4.3 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 13.0 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 13.0 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 13.1 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 14.8 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 15.0 mi
- Something Rotten: 14.1 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 14.2 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 14.2 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 14.2 mi
- Wild Percussion: 14.3 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 13.1 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 13.3 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 15.0 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 17.6 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 18.7 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 14.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 14.2 mi
- Swimming beach: 13.5 mi
- Boat beach: 13.6 mi
- Fox Den: 18.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 19.1 mi
- Gully Pipe: 19.3 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 19.4 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 16.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Devils Fork Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NNE 27° | 918 m | 3.2 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NE 37° | 907 m | 3.9 mi |
| Propst Mountain | NNE 25° | 905 m | 3.4 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NNE 33° | 901 m | 3.8 mi |
| Walker Top | NE 35° | 886 m | 6.0 mi |
| Benn Knob | E 93° | 882 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | NE 55° | 874 m | 4.7 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | ENE 62° | 870 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:39 | 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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807173
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 28 mi
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