Forked Mountain
Forked Mountain rises to 926 m in North Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the north-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31424571, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 926 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 9.1 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 10.4 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 10.4 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 5 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 10 mi
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 10 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Turkey Knob: 0.8 mi
- Standingstone Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Mine Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Little Rich Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Bald Rock: 2.0 mi
- Jenn's Falls: 1.4 mi
- Shower Bath Falls: 1.7 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 1.8 mi
- Slab Falls: 1.9 mi
- Powerline Falls: 1.9 mi
- DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 3.0 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Park: 7.4 mi
- Les Mullinax Park: 9.3 mi
- Franklin Park: 9.4 mi
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 9.4 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 4.3 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 5.0 mi
- Jennings Mill: 5.3 mi
- Trestle ruins: 5.3 mi
- Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 7.2 mi
- Springtime in TR: 15.8 mi
- Honey: 16.2 mi
- Softball statue: 18.3 mi
- Doughboy: 18.5 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 19.8 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 12.4 mi
- Asia Garden: 18.0 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 18.2 mi
- Trail Roundabout: 18.3 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 10.0 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 10.7 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 13.0 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 13.2 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 14.4 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 4.4 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 4.9 mi
- M1: 9.7 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 12.3 mi
- Historical Downtown: 13.0 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 1.9 mi
- Long Rock: 2.0 mi
- Raven Cliff: 5.5 mi
- El Lieutenant: 5.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 7.8 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 13.7 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 22.5 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 19.9 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 23.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 11.8 mi
- Lenox Spring: 12.2 mi
- Cool Spring: 17.5 mi
- Chick Springs: 23.1 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 22.4 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 22.7 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 24.2 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Forked Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | NNE 28° | 1,148 m | 5.5 mi |
| Rich Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,119 m | 5.6 mi |
| Stone Mountain | N 10° | 1,098 m | 4.4 mi |
| Slick Rock Mountain | WNW 283° | 1,086 m | 5.9 mi |
| Middle Mountain | WSW 254° | 1,044 m | 6.4 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | NE 39° | 1,027 m | 6.2 mi |
| Coldbranch Mountain | SW 229° | 1,016 m | 6.6 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | WSW 239° | 1,011 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807387
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- Asheville · 29 mi
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