Fodder Stack
About
Fodder Stack is a summit of 3,616 feet on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, about 5.7 miles from the town of Sparta. Fall is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show October highs around 66°F with lows near 41°F, and the summit sits a few hundred feet higher than the station, so expect it to run a little cooler. Several trails start close by. Basin Creek Trail is about 0.2 miles away, and Bluff Mountain Trail and Fodder Stack Trail are each about 0.4 miles off. For a longer outing, the Mountains-to-Sea Trail lies about 2 miles away.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
3,616 ft
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Fodder Stack
North Carolina
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 63–84°F and lows of 40–62°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Sparta 3.5 Ssw, NC weather station, 2.3 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan44° high22° low
- Feb46° high24° low
- Mar53° high31° low
- Apr63° high40° low
- May71° high49° low
- Jun80° high57° low
- Jul84° high62° low
- Aug82° high60° low
- Sep75° high53° low
- Oct66° high41° low
- Nov55° high32° low
- Dec46° high26° low
Where it is
- Blue Ridge Parkway · National Park Service
- Nearest town
- Sparta, North Carolina · 5.7 mi
Source: NPS Land Resources boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- Basin Creek TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Bluff Mountain TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Fodder Stack TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Mountains-to-Sea TrailHiking2 mi
- Bluff Ridge Primative TrailHiking2.6 mi
- Stone Mountain BoulderingRock climbing7.1 mi
- Stone Mountain South FaceRock climbing7.1 mi
- Stone MountainRock climbing7.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
