Fork Knob
Fork Knob rises to 767 m in North Carolina. Blue Rock Knob stands 1,225 m to the west, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Flint Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31624384, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 767 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 7.4 mi off the Drovers Road
- 12.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 14.9 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
Overlooks nearby
- Pulpit Rock · 7 mi
- Vista Rock · 7 mi
- Opera Box · 7 mi
- Devil's Head · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flint Knob: 0.6 mi
- Ditney Knob: 1.6 mi
- Logan Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Standing Rock Falls: 1.5 mi
- Broad River Falls: 5.7 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 6.3 mi
- Upper Catawba Falls: 6.4 mi
- Davids Falls: 6.4 mi
- Waterfall Park: 1.5 mi
- Buffalo Creek Park: 2.8 mi
- Morse Park: 6.5 mi
- Chimney Rock Village River Park: 6.6 mi
- The Gathering Place: 6.6 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 7.4 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 7.6 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 9.8 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 12.3 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 14.9 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 9.6 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 19.2 mi
- Spring Garden: 20.4 mi
- Azalea Garden: 20.4 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 7.3 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 7.3 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 7.4 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 9.9 mi
- Historic Carson House: 13.8 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 7.0 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 7.0 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 7.3 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 15.8 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 20.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 10.0 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 17.4 mi
- Globe: 17.7 mi
- Statue of Diana: 20.3 mi
- Wake: 21.0 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 7.3 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Rocky Knob: 13.2 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 13.9 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 17.6 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 9.3 mi
- Worlds Edge: 9.4 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 9.4 mi
- The Pinnacles: 9.7 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 12.0 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 8.1 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 13.1 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 13.5 mi
- Lenox Spring: 21.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 22.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 12.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 12.6 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Boat beach: 23.5 mi
- Swimming beach: 23.5 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 24.8 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 17.5 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Fork Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Rock Knob | W 261° | 1,225 m | 7.2 mi |
| Blue Rock Mountain | W 261° | 1,160 m | 7.6 mi |
| Shumont Mountain | SW 219° | 1,156 m | 4.9 mi |
| Dill Knob | WNW 290° | 1,155 m | 6.9 mi |
| Miller Mountain | WSW 257° | 1,095 m | 6.9 mi |
| Evans Knob | NW 313° | 1,063 m | 7.8 mi |
| High Top | WSW 253° | 1,053 m | 7.6 mi |
| Rocky Knob | WNW 281° | 1,052 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357801740
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 21 mi
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