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Fork Mountain

Fork Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Fork Mountain rises to 1,085 m in North Carolina. Sandymush Bald stands 1,566 m to the south-southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Dick Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 2.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31624291, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1085 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.76260, -82.82069

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 30
  • Declaration of Independence: 8.0 mi
  • US Constitution: 8.0 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 8.0 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 8.0 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 25
Gardens: 24
  • Rhododenron Garden: 17.4 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 18.3 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 18.8 mi
Artworks: 15
Attractions: 11
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 10
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 15.0 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 15.8 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 15.9 mi
  • Shook Museum: 16.9 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 18.7 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 11.3 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 14.2 mi
  • Overlook Access: 15.0 mi
Springs: 7
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 3
Covered bridges: 2
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 18.6 mi
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Fork Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandymush BaldSSW 211°1,566 m6.7 mi
Little Sandymush BaldSSW 209°1,480 m5.8 mi
Mary KnobWSW 244°1,440 m5.4 mi
Bluff MountainNW 318°1,430 m7.3 mi
Bald KnobWSW 252°1,408 m5.6 mi
Max Patch MountainWNW 287°1,407 m8.0 mi
Naked Place MountainWSW 253°1,406 m7.5 mi
Tennessee BluffNW 316°1,406 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1620:1320:51
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3816:4217:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807377

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