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Roaring Fork Mountain

Roaring Fork Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Roaring Fork Mountain rises to 1,223 m in North Carolina. Mary Knob stands 1,440 m to the south-southeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Rich Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 3.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31638315, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1223 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.81010, -82.92987

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 37
Cliffs: 15
Historic sites: 14
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 7.5 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 7.8 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 13.6 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 13.8 mi
  • US Constitution: 13.8 mi
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 11.1 mi
  • Overlook Access: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 7
  • French Broad Rafting: 11.7 mi
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 12.2 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 18.6 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 22.3 mi
  • Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 23.5 mi
Museums: 7
  • Shook Museum: 19.2 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 19.8 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 21.3 mi
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 21.9 mi
  • Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 22.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Chief Junaluska: 19.5 mi
  • Berm Park: 20.5 mi
  • E. W. Pearson: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 19.6 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 18.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Roaring Fork Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mary KnobSSE 168°1,440 m5.8 mi
Bluff MountainNNE 31°1,430 m2.5 mi
Bald KnobS 171°1,408 m5.1 mi
Max Patch MountainWSW 239°1,407 m1.8 mi
Tennessee BluffNNE 19°1,406 m2.3 mi
Naked Place MountainS 190°1,406 m5.6 mi
Rough KnobS 175°1,381 m4.4 mi
Big KnobSSE 167°1,357 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1720:1420:52
September equinox07:2018:5719:30
December solstice07:3916:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249576673767670594842
Precip in3.73.34.03.84.55.24.74.93.42.42.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022312 — Roaring Fork Mountain, Madison County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357808975

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