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Abrams Falls

Abrams Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Abrams Falls is a waterfall in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 454 m. Mt. Squires stands 1,540 m to the east-southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Double, a peak 0.7 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 9.8 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
454 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.60896, -83.87981

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • Tuckaleechee Caverns: 6.8 mi
  • River Rat Tubing Outpost: 9.7 mi
  • Tree of Shame: 10.1 mi
  • Nick's MTB Trails: 10.8 mi
  • Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 11.2 mi
Parks
  • Pistol Creek Wetlands Center: 9.9 mi
  • Pearson Springs Park: 10.3 mi
  • Sandy Springs Park: 10.5 mi
  • Maryville College Woods: 10.6 mi
  • Amerine Park: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 54
  • Crooked Arm Cascades: 5.7 mi
  • White Oak Sinks Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Twentymile Creek Cascade: 9.6 mi
  • Meadow Branch Cascade: 9.8 mi
  • Judy Branch Falls: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 23
Museums: 19
Cliffs: 16
Gardens: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Look Rock Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 6.1 mi
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
Artworks: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Poplar Spring: 24.0 mi
  • Ebb and Flow Spring: 24.3 mi
  • Hardin Spring: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Abrams Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. SquiresESE1,540 m8.4 mi
Spence FieldESE1,510 m8.8 mi
Gregory BaldS1,505 m6.2 mi
Devils Tater PatchSE1,451 m6.6 mi
Little BaldSE1,445 m6.8 mi
Parson BaldS1,442 m6.4 mi
Doe KnobSSE1,381 m6.7 mi
Brier Lick KnobSSE1,379 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:48
June solstice06:2120:1720:55
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:4216:4717:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364047566269727166564640
Precip in5.64.95.35.25.15.56.14.44.93.34.45.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 6 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2936111095

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