Fork Mountain
Fork Mountain rises to 471 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the north-northeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Biggerstaff Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 985297).
Wikidata Q31624345, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 471 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 19.4 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 22.7 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 23.8 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 25 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 25 mi
- Opera Box · 25 mi
- Devil's Head · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Amphitheater: 7.6 mi
- Volleyball: 7.6 mi
- Activity Field: 7.7 mi
- Campfire: 7.8 mi
- Archery Range: 7.8 mi
- Biggerstaff Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Cove Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Allen Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Smart Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Jim Long Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 4.7 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 6.4 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 6.5 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 7.6 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 9.8 mi
- Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 11.6 mi
- Bechtler House: 12.4 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 12.6 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 15.2 mi
- Caboose: 9.8 mi
- Shelby Corn Maze: 16.3 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 18.1 mi
- Something Rotten: 18.1 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 18.2 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 15.1 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 18.1 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 18.3 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 19.5 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 14.8 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 18.3 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 22.4 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 15.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 15.3 mi
- Swimming beach: 17.6 mi
- Boat beach: 17.7 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 20.7 mi
- Globe: 21.0 mi
- Gully Pipe: 23.4 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 23.6 mi
- Fox Den: 23.5 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 23.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NNE 21° | 918 m | 8.2 mi |
| Propst Mountain | NNE 20° | 905 m | 8.4 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NNE 24° | 901 m | 8.7 mi |
| Skull Knob | NNE 27° | 869 m | 8.0 mi |
| Silver Creek Knob | N 5° | 861 m | 5.7 mi |
| High Peak | NNE 33° | 829 m | 8.5 mi |
| Swayback Knob | NNE 16° | 827 m | 8.3 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | NNE 23° | 820 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 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 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest City 8 W, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357773038
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