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. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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
- 1,215 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 25 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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