Peak · North Carolina
Fork Mountain
Fork Mountain rises to 903 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the north-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Raven Cliffs, a cliff 0.9 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31624252, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 903 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.41095, -82.30512
- 0.5 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 2.9 mi off the Drovers Road
- 11.7 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Exclamation Point · 3 mi
- Devil's Head · 3 mi
- Opera Box · 3 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bald Rock: 1.3 mi
- Little Fork Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Point Lookout: 1.4 mi
- Point Lookout Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Poplar Mountain: 1.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Wolf Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
- Hickory Nut Falls: 3.0 mi
- Upper Pool Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
- Bead and Lace Falls: 3.2 mi
- Pool Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Edneyville Community Park: 2.7 mi
- Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 3.4 mi
- The Gathering Place: 3.8 mi
- Chimney Rock Village River Park: 4.1 mi
- Morse Park: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Edneyville High School Monument: 2.3 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 6.1 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 11.0 mi
- Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 12.5 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 12.5 mi
Museums: 23
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 10.3 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 10.9 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 12.1 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 12.3 mi
- House of Flags: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 23
- Pollinator Garden: 11.2 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 12.4 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 13.6 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 15.7 mi
- Spring Garden: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 15
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 3.8 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 7.5 mi
- Southern X793: 10.6 mi
- Historical Downtown: 10.9 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 15
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 13.1 mi
- Globe: 15.9 mi
- Statue of Diana: 16.3 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 17.3 mi
- Orange Bear: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Raven Cliffs: 0.9 mi
- The Pinnacles: 2.0 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 2.0 mi
- Worlds Edge: 3.0 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Florence Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 6.5 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 9.9 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 12.3 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 18.8 mi
Springs: 5
- Lenox Spring: 11.7 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 12.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 12.6 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 20.2 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 22.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 22.6 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 24.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 18.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Fork Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pisgah Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,341 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | NW 320° | 1,281 m | 4.5 mi |
| Blue Rock Knob | N 356° | 1,225 m | 6.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | E 99° | 1,208 m | 2.1 mi |
| Little Bearwallow Mountain | NNW 328° | 1,208 m | 4.4 mi |
| Blue Rock Mountain | N 352° | 1,160 m | 6.5 mi |
| Shumont Mountain | NE 42° | 1,156 m | 5.3 mi |
| Blue Ridge Pastures | NW 321° | 1,152 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:42 | 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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020311 — Fork Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807370
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