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Fork Mountain

Fork Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Fork Mountain rises to 1,211 m in North Carolina. Luftee Knob stands 1,894 m to the west-northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 9.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1020314)

Wikidata Q31624239, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1211.0 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.67033, -83.11691

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
  • West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Mouse Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Gunter Fork Cascades: 4.7 mi
  • Gunter Fork Falls: 4.8 mi
Parks: 58
Attractions: 41
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 7.7 mi
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 10.4 mi
  • Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 10.9 mi
  • Soco Falls Overlook: 12.6 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • Masonic Monument: 9.8 mi
  • Ghost Town Village: 9.9 mi
  • Lyn Lowry Cross: 14.2 mi
  • 1983 Plane Crash: 14.3 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
Museums: 12
Picnic sites: 11
Artworks: 7
  • Chief Junaluska: 12.7 mi
  • Selu Statue: 17.4 mi
  • Berm Park: 20.2 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 21.3 mi
  • Moai Statue: 21.4 mi
Springs: 6
Gardens: 6
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 17.4 mi
  • Sylva Community Garden: 21.3 mi
  • Vista Gardens: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Covered bridges: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Fork Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Luftee KnobWNW 286°1,894.26 m5.7 mi
Mount YonaguskaWNW 283°1,883.44 m7.6 mi
Marks KnobW 275°1,878.29 m7.4 mi
Big Cataloochee MountainW 272°1,875.19 m3.3 mi
Mount HardisonW 280°1,874.57 m7.5 mi
Tricorner KnobWNW 283°1,873.11 m7.9 mi
Thermo KnobWNW 285°1,856.17 m6.2 mi
Balsam CornerW 271°1,841.53 m3.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1820:1420:52
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3916:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845536066696863534438

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cataloochee, 3 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020314 — Fork Mountain, Haywood County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807374

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