Fork Mountain
Fork Mountain rises to 557 m in North Carolina. Silver Creek Knob stands 861 m to the northeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Scott Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 2.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1020321).
Wikidata Q31624331, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 557 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 16.5 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 19.6 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 23.7 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 22 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 22 mi
- Opera Box · 22 mi
- Devil's Head · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Volleyball: 6.3 mi
- Amphitheater: 6.3 mi
- Activity Field: 6.4 mi
- Campfire: 6.5 mi
- Archery Range: 6.5 mi
- Scott Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Lookadoo Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Cane Creek Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Camel Knob: 2.1 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 5.1 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 8.3 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 9.2 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
- Bechtler House: 12.0 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 12.0 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 12.3 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 12.7 mi
- Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 13.1 mi
- Caboose: 12.0 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 15.3 mi
- Something Rotten: 15.3 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 15.3 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 15.4 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 12.8 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 15.3 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 17.9 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 18.1 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 18.4 mi
- Gully Pipe: 20.7 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.9 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 24.5 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 24.8 mi
- Worlds Edge: 23.3 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 23.9 mi
- The Pinnacles: 24.1 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 24.7 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 10.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 10.9 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 15.5 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 18.3 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 19.4 mi
- Swimming beach: 15.0 mi
- Boat beach: 15.0 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 18.3 mi
- Globe: 20.2 mi
- Fox Den: 24.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Fork Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Creek Knob | NE 52° | 861 m | 5.7 mi |
| Swayback Knob | NE 47° | 827 m | 8.5 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | ENE 57° | 820 m | 8.0 mi |
| Shoal Mountain | ENE 58° | 724 m | 4.4 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | W 273° | 716 m | 8.1 mi |
| Devils Fork Mountain | ENE 64° | 714 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mike Mountain | W 268° | 699 m | 7.6 mi |
| Yellowtop Mountain | SE 139° | 685 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807384
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