Fork Mountain
Fork Mountain rises to 593 m in Virginia. Cahas Mountain stands 1,083 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Toms Knob, a peak 2.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49030004, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 593 m
How to reach it
- 18.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pine Spur Overlook · 19 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 20 mi
- Smart View Overlook · 20 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Toms Knob: 2.3 mi
- Blue Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Skelt Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Brier Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Orchard Knob: 5.4 mi
- Hidden lake Park: 4.0 mi
- Franklin County Recreation Park: 5.8 mi
- Beaver Creek Reservoir Park: 7.4 mi
- Jack Dalton Park: 8.0 mi
- Lynch Park: 9.5 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 10.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 11.2 mi
- Virginia Museum of Natural History: 11.5 mi
- Caboose: 19.1 mi
- Lankford House Museum: 24.4 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 15.2 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 16.6 mi
- Patrick Henry Monument: 13.2 mi
- Pittsylvania County Confederate Monument: 24.5 mi
- Calico Rock: 14.6 mi
- Cracker Point: 20.0 mi
- White Falls: 17.0 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 22.9 mi
- Brush: 13.1 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 18.7 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 19.8 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Fork Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cahas Mountain | NNW 332° | 1,083 m | 20.7 mi |
| Pocket Ridge | W 273° | 985 m | 22.8 mi |
| The Haycocks | W 275° | 955 m | 23.3 mi |
| Gabes Knob | WSW 243° | 908 m | 23.1 mi |
| Rakes Knob | W 272° | 892 m | 23.6 mi |
| Shortts Knob | W 280° | 886 m | 22.1 mi |
| Fivemile Mountain | WNW 300° | 801 m | 18.3 mi |
| Turners Knob | W 280° | 763 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:27 | 17:07 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rocky MT, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356561729
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 29 mi
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