Fork Mountain
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.
The story
Mountain in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1020314).
Wikidata Q31624239, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,211.0 m
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 11.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 13.5 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 18.3 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 11 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 11 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 11 mi
- Bunches Bald Overlook (MP 459.5) · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Knob: 0.7 mi
- Cooks Knob: 1.0 mi
- Bald Top: 1.5 mi
- Canadian Top: 1.7 mi
- Noland Mountain: 1.8 mi
- 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
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 8.9 mi
- Dog walking: 9.4 mi
- Elevated Creek Park: 10.6 mi
- Maggie Valley Playground: 10.6 mi
- Lake Junaluska Playground: 12.7 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 7.7 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 12.6 mi
- Historical Downtown: 14.4 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 17.3 mi
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 17.4 mi
- 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
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 7.8 mi
- Cliff: 9.7 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 10.1 mi
- Raven Cliff: 10.6 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 13.9 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 11.0 mi
- Shook Museum: 14.7 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 15.2 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 17.0 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 17.2 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 15.3 mi
- 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
- Mouse Creek Spring: 2.4 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 4.8 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 8.9 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 11.0 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 17.4 mi
- 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
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 4.8 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 10.6 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Greenbrier: 15.9 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 21.8 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 22.0 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 23.9 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 8.4 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 17.6 mi
- Wasp: 16.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Fork Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luftee Knob | WNW 286° | 1,894 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Yonaguska | WNW 283° | 1,883 m | 7.6 mi |
| Marks Knob | W 275° | 1,878 m | 7.4 mi |
| Big Cataloochee Mountain | W 272° | 1,875 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mount Hardison | W 280° | 1,875 m | 7.5 mi |
| Tricorner Knob | WNW 283° | 1,873 m | 7.9 mi |
| Thermo Knob | WNW 285° | 1,856 m | 6.2 mi |
| Balsam Corner | W 271° | 1,842 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cataloochee, 3 mi away.
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).
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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