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Fork River Bald

Fork River Bald, seen from above at true elevation

Fork River Bald rises to 1,683 m in North Carolina. Black Balsam Knob stands 1,890 m to the northwest, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31424564, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1683 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.31427, -82.86124

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
Parks
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 5.3 mi
  • Roy Taylor Forest: 8.7 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 9.5 mi
  • Franklin Park: 9.5 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Brevard Community Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Cullowhee Community Garden: 18.0 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 18.7 mi
Historic sites: 22
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 2.6 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 4.4 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 9.4 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 14.6 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 20
Attractions: 19
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 5.5 mi
  • M1: 9.2 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 12.2 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 14.1 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 15
  • Berm Park: 15.5 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 16.1 mi
  • Chalice: 17.9 mi
  • American Eclipse: 18.0 mi
  • Wi: 18.1 mi
Museums: 11
  • Cradle of Forestry: 5.3 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 15.2 mi
  • Shook Museum: 15.4 mi
  • Fine Art Museum: 18.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 24.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 22.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 12.6 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 20.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Fork River Bald. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Balsam KnobNW 321°1,890 m1.2 mi
Mount HardyWSW 258°1,866 m3.8 mi
Tennent MountainNNW 344°1,846 m1.6 mi
Sam KnobWNW 299°1,844 m2.2 mi
Grassy Cove TopN 356°1,844 m2.4 mi
Shining RockN 359°1,829 m3.7 mi
Silvermine BaldWSW 254°1,822 m1.3 mi
Chestnut BaldWSW 251°1,821 m1.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1320:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3716:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807386

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