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Fork Mountain

North Carolina

About

Fork Mountain is a summit in the Shining Rock Wilderness, part of the Pisgah Ranger District of the National Forests in North Carolina. The nearest town is Brevard, about 11 miles away. The closest neighbors are Victory Wall, a climbing area under a mile away, and Graveyard Ridge, about a mile off. The Art Loeb Nrt runs within about 1.4 miles, and Upper Cove Creek Roadside Campsites lie roughly 5 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

5,509 ft

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Fork Mountain

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

Where it is

Nearest town
Brevard, North Carolina · 11 mi

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Pisgah Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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