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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: 56
  • 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: 18
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 9.1 miles of Abrams Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. SquiresESE 112°1,540.46 m8.4 mi
Spence FieldESE 111°1,509.76 m8.8 mi
Gregory BaldS 173°1,505.1 m6.2 mi
Gregorys Little BaldSSE 168°1,452 m6.2 mi
Devils Tater PatchSE 130°1,451 m6.6 mi
Little BaldSE 127°1,445 m6.8 mi
Parson BaldS 182°1,441.65 m6.4 mi
Doe KnobSSE 150°1,381.11 m6.7 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 5080 °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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