Fork Mountain
Fork Mountain rises to 1,101 m in Tennessee. Roan High Knob stands 1,916 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Pardee Point, a cliff 1.0 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 13 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Carter County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31670808, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,101 m
How to reach it
- 13.4 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 21.1 mi off the Little Parkway
- 22.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 23.7 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 22 mi
- Watauga View · 23 mi
- Grandfather Mountain Overlook · 23 mi
- Little Bald Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- Watauga Scenic Area: 5.1 mi
- Douglas Community Park: 6.4 mi
- Cat Island Park: 6.7 mi
- Roan Mountain Community Park: 6.7 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Jenkins Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Laurel Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Laurel Falls: 2.7 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 3.2 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 4.2 mi
- Red Fork Falls: 8.5 mi
- Mountaineer Falls: 10.9 mi
- Pardee Point: 1.0 mi
- Flagpole Point: 1.1 mi
- Cardens Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Bee Cliff: 7.2 mi
- Moody Cliff: 8.4 mi
- Elizabethton Veterans War Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Veteran's Walk of Honor: 7.0 mi
- Transylvania Purchase: 7.6 mi
- Watauga Purchase: 7.6 mi
- Watauga Fort: 7.6 mi
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 7.6 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 13.3 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 13.3 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 13.8 mi
- Jonesborough History Museum: 16.7 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 5.7 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 10.7 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 10.9 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 17.8 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 18.7 mi
- Junaluska: 12.7 mi
- The Market on Oak: 24.0 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 24.0 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 24.1 mi
- Rock Bridge: 24.2 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 4.5 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 19.5 mi
- Woods Walk: 21.9 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 9.4 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 15.7 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 21.3 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 22.6 mi
- Hampton Spring: 2.1 mi
- Shanty Springs: 22.3 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 23.4 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 4.4 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 24.1 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 10.9 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 24.1 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 24.0 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 24.1 mi
- Lost Cove: 17.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fork Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roan High Knob | SSE 164° | 1,916 m | 10.6 mi |
| Cloudland Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,883 m | 10.5 mi |
| Round Bald | SSE 158° | 1,770 m | 10.8 mi |
| Jane Bald | SSE 155° | 1,770 m | 11.1 mi |
| Beartown Mountain | SSE 167° | 1,674 m | 9.5 mi |
| Unaka Mountain | SW 219° | 1,579 m | 10.6 mi |
| Little Rock Knob | SSE 168° | 1,499 m | 7.2 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | SSW 205° | 1,359 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:38 | 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 | 33 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roan MTN 3SW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356883411
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 7 mi
- Johnson City · 11 mi
- Bristol · 24 mi
- Kingsport · 28 mi
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