Awanita Falls
Awanita Falls is a waterfall in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 440 m. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the north-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is High Spur Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 3.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 4 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 8.7 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 10.1 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 8 mi
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 13 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- High Spur Knob: 1.0 mi
- Osborne Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Watson Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Big Top: 2.3 mi
- Cedar Rock Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Bailey's Falls: 1.6 mi
- Sweet Pete Falls: 1.7 mi
- Irish Falls: 1.7 mi
- Pinball Falls: 1.7 mi
- Zen Falls: 1.9 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Park: 2.7 mi
- Les Mullinax Park: 3.4 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 7.1 mi
- Slater Hall Community Center: 7.2 mi
- Slater White Park: 7.5 mi
- Trestle ruins: 4.2 mi
- Jennings Mill: 4.3 mi
- Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 4.7 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 4.8 mi
- Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 5.4 mi
- Springtime in TR: 12.0 mi
- Honey: 12.5 mi
- Maria: 14.0 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 14.2 mi
- Softball statue: 14.8 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 10.6 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 12.3 mi
- History Museum of Travelers Rest: 12.6 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 12.8 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 13.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 11.2 mi
- Asia Garden: 14.4 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 14.6 mi
- Labyrinth: 14.8 mi
- Trail Roundabout: 14.8 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 5.2 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 8.2 mi
- Historical Downtown: 12.8 mi
- Southern X793: 13.1 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 13.3 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 5.1 mi
- Long Rock: 5.6 mi
- Glassy Rock: 8.6 mi
- Raven Cliff: 9.6 mi
- High Rocks: 9.9 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 12.9 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 17.7 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 23.1 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 19.5 mi
- Pavilion 2: 19.5 mi
- Pavilion 1: 19.6 mi
- Lenox Spring: 12.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 12.4 mi
- Chick Springs: 17.9 mi
- Cool Spring: 22.6 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Awanita Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | NNW 336° | 1,148 m | 7.4 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,027 m | 6.9 mi |
| Little Rich Mountain | W 273° | 1,008 m | 6.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,002 m | 6.6 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | NW 311° | 997 m | 6.6 mi |
| Grassy Top Mountain | NW 305° | 993 m | 2.8 mi |
| Bald Rock | NW 307° | 990 m | 5.2 mi |
| Ann Mountain | N 357° | 990 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
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 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 8 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Feb, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 78.4 | 83.5 | 82.3 | 78.8 | 70.5 | 54.2 | 44.3 | 48.5 | 39.5 | 41.6 | 47.3 | 66.2 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Middle Saluda River Near Cleveland, SC, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5004018137
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