Cascade Falls Picnic Area
Cascade Falls Picnic Area is a picnic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 292 m. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the south-southeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Natural Bridge of Virginia, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 6.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 14.1 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 7 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 7 mi
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buck Hill: 0.5 mi
- Mill Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Furnace Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Skillern Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Cave Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Jellystone Park Natural Bridge: 3.2 mi
- Centennial Park: 5.1 mi
- Knick Field: 5.1 mi
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 10.8 mi
- Boxerwood Nature Center & Woodland Garden: 11.2 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 3.0 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 3.9 mi
- Indian and Settler Conflict: 5.7 mi
- Otto Cline Powell monument: 11.0 mi
- Washington And Lee University: 12.4 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 12.2 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 12.2 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 12.6 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 12.7 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 20.1 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 0.1 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 0.4 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 0.6 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 1.3 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 5.0 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 5.8 mi
- Hunting Spring: 6.3 mi
- Marble Spring: 6.9 mi
- Big Spring: 13.1 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 19.9 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 5.1 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 12.6 mi
- The Cannonball: 12.7 mi
- George Washington: 12.7 mi
- George C. Marshall: 12.7 mi
- Lace Falls: 0.9 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 7.7 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 10.6 mi
- Panther Falls: 14.9 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 23.9 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Lake Robertson: 12.9 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 16.7 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 21.0 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 21.7 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 16.3 mi
- Victory Garden: 20.4 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 22.8 mi
- Rain Garden: 22.9 mi
- Randolph College Organic Garden: 24.1 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 18.4 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 15.5 mi
- Howrytown: 22.9 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Cascade Falls Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | SSE 167° | 1,287 m | 7.8 mi |
| Thunder Hill | SSE 162° | 1,221 m | 7.0 mi |
| Onion Mountain | S 170° | 1,157 m | 9.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 285° | 1,106 m | 8.6 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | S 184° | 1,088 m | 8.9 mi |
| Gully Mountain | W 281° | 1,064 m | 7.9 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | SSE 149° | 1,062 m | 8.6 mi |
| Orebank Mountain | W 280° | 1,051 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1051296124
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 26 mi
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