Fork Mountain
Fork Mountain rises to 1,215 m in North Carolina. Craggy Dome stands 1,853 m to the northeast, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lane Pinnacle, a peak 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1020315)
Wikidata Q31624213, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1215 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 6.8 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 9.3 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 10.5 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Lane Pinnacle: 0.7 mi
- Paynes Knob: 1.1 mi
- Wolfden Knob: 1.2 mi
- Bull Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Mountain Biking Pump Track: 4.5 mi
- Christmas Tree Stand: 4.5 mi
- Charles D. Owen District Park: 4.5 mi
- Formal Gardens: 4.5 mi
- The Slabs: 4.6 mi
- Cascades Falls: 3.5 mi
- Douglas Falls: 3.9 mi
- Glassmine Falls: 6.2 mi
- Walker Falls: 6.5 mi
- Graybeard Falls: 7.2 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 2.4 mi
- Potato House: 2.5 mi
- Spring House: 2.5 mi
- Tool Shed: 2.5 mi
- Tennis Court: 2.5 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 7.3 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 8.1 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 10.9 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 5.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 6.7 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 9.7 mi
- Deco Gecko: 9.7 mi
- Passage: 9.8 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 6.5 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 8.8 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 9.4 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 9.5 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 9.5 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 6.1 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 8.6 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 9.6 mi
- Ironland: 9.7 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 12.3 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 3.6 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 4.1 mi
- Rocky Knob: 7.3 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 8.6 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 6.4 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 13.1 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 19.1 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 20.3 mi
- The Pinnacles: 20.5 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 22.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 22.3 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 8.2 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 8.3 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 8.5 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 10.5 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 14.8 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 17.9 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Fork Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craggy Dome | NE 50° | 1,853 m | 3.4 mi |
| Bullhead Mountain | NE 46° | 1,798 m | 4.2 mi |
| Craggy Pinnacle | NE 44° | 1,780 m | 2.8 mi |
| Craggy Knob | NE 56° | 1,699 m | 1.9 mi |
| Locust Knob | NE 43° | 1,671 m | 5.1 mi |
| Snowball Mountain | N 9° | 1,626 m | 1.9 mi |
| Bearpen Knob | NNE 31° | 1,603 m | 2.0 mi |
| Lane Pinnacle | NW 313° | 1,583 m | 0.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 57 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N FK 2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807376
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