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Forge Mountain

Forge Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Forge Mountain rises to 1,249 m in Tennessee. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Knob, a peak 2.6 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31670755, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1249 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.48901, -81.75706

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions: 25
Waterfalls: 21
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Bluff Mountain Falls: 13.3 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Newman Basket Company: 10.2 mi
  • Doc Watson Statue: 19.1 mi
  • Hellbenders: 19.1 mi
  • Time and Honor: 19.2 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 19.2 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 2.9 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 9.2 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 9.7 mi
  • AT2020: 9.7 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 10.0 mi
Museums: 13
  • Welcome Center and Museum: 3.0 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 16.2 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 16.6 mi
  • Children's Playhouse: 19.4 mi
  • Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 19.5 mi
Gardens: 9
Picnic sites: 7
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 3
  • Boiling Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Cave Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Brig Spring: 9.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Elk Shoals: 19.9 mi
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Forge Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainSSE 166°1,697 m11.2 mi
The PeakSE 133°1,573 m8.7 mi
Three Top MountainESE 115°1,530 m10.6 mi
Pond MountainNE 44°1,511 m8.3 mi
Old Field BaldSE 146°1,506 m11.7 mi
The BaldSSW 197°1,420 m9.8 mi
Long Hope MountainSSE 147°1,411 m10.5 mi
Big KnobSE 133°1,374 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:39
June solstice06:1020:1120:49
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3616:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536168717065554538
Precip in3.73.44.14.35.14.55.04.23.32.82.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN City 2, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356884793

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