Fork Mountain
Fork Mountain rises to 1,521 m in North Carolina. Roan High Knob stands 1,916 m to the northeast, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Spot, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31624318, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,521 m
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 15.4 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 14.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Little Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- North Toe River Valley (MP 318.4) · 14 mi
- Camp Creek Overlook (MP 315.6) · 15 mi
- Chestoa View Overlook · 16 mi
- Upper Falls Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fall Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Red Fork Falls: 7.2 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 12.2 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 12.5 mi
- Wade Tipton Memorial Ballpark: 4.9 mi
- Roan Mountain State Park: 7.6 mi
- Unaka Mountain Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
- Roan Mountain Community Park: 9.7 mi
- Limestone Cove Recreation Area: 9.8 mi
- Yellow Spot: 0.5 mi
- Roan High Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Meadlock Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Cloudland Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Roan High Knob: 2.9 mi
- Max Morrell Memorial Tree: 8.4 mi
- Avery County Veterans Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Law Enforcement Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 13.5 mi
- Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 0.8 mi
- Roan High Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Coltens Cliff: 2.7 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 8.5 mi
- Flagpole Point: 11.8 mi
- Avery County Musuem: 13.4 mi
- McElroy House: 13.6 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 13.6 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 13.8 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 13.8 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 15.7 mi
- Linville Caverns: 16.9 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 16.9 mi
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 18.3 mi
- Stack Rock: 19.3 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 15.5 mi
- Woods Walk: 18.1 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- The Market on Oak: 12.6 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 12.6 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 12.7 mi
- Rock Bridge: 13.6 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 13.6 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 12.7 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 16.9 mi
- Terrace garden: 16.9 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 17.9 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 18.7 mi
- Hampton Spring: 14.0 mi
- Shanty Springs: 19.6 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 20.8 mi
- Gully Pipe: 22.6 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 22.7 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 18.6 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 19.6 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 19.7 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 21.3 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 12.7 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 15.5 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Fork Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roan High Knob | NE 55° | 1,916 m | 2.9 mi |
| Cloudland Mountain | NE 49° | 1,883 m | 2.6 mi |
| Grassy Ridge Bald | ENE 74° | 1,879 m | 4.9 mi |
| Round Bald | ENE 62° | 1,770 m | 3.9 mi |
| Jane Bald | ENE 66° | 1,770 m | 4.4 mi |
| Beartown Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,674 m | 3.1 mi |
| Little Yellow Mountain | E 101° | 1,674 m | 5.5 mi |
| Little Hump Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,662 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 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 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807380
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 18 mi
- Johnson City · 19 mi
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