- Elevation, modelled
- 1,030 m
- Tallest summit within 6.2 miles
- Mount Hardy1,866 m · 4.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Forest Heritage Scenic Byway1.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 35.2388, -82.9492
Banded Rock Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled 1,030 m. Mount Hardy stands 1,866 m to the north-northeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Cavern Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Banded Rock Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hardy | NNE 15° | 1,866 m | 4.6 mi |
| Silvermine Bald | NE 37° | 1,822 m | 6.1 mi |
| Chestnut Bald | NE 36° | 1,821 m | 5.8 mi |
| Rough Butt Bald | N 351° | 1,807 m | 5.3 mi |
| Wolf Bald | N 9° | 1,770 m | 4.6 mi |
| Spot Knob | N 352° | 1,764 m | 6.1 mi |
| Devils Courthouse | NE 34° | 1,744 m | 5.4 mi |
| Herrin Knob | NNE 20° | 1,741 m | 4.2 mi |
- 1.9 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 7.8 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 4.3 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 8.7 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Lower Cavern Falls: 0.2 mi
- Cavern Falls: 0.3 mi
- Tributary Three Falls: 0.5 mi
- Upper Rockyface Falls: 0.9 mi
- Lower Rockyface Falls: 0.9 mi
- Sassafras Knob: 0.6 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Rockyface Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Bald Rock: 1.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.5 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 3.0 mi
- Canada Community Park: 4.6 mi
- Roy Taylor Forest: 5.6 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 7.9 mi
- Champion Park: 9.5 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 1.0 mi
- River Cliffs: 5.2 mi
- Bald Cliff: 9.0 mi
- Onion Cliff: 10.1 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 10.8 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 5.1 mi
- Camp John Rock: 9.4 mi
- Catamount Statue: 14.3 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 16.6 mi
- Lyn Lowry Cross: 18.0 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 5.9 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 10.1 mi
- M1: 12.2 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 12.5 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 13.1 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 11.9 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 12.3 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 14.1 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 18.3 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 18.7 mi
- Chalice: 13.9 mi
- Ear: 13.9 mi
- American Eclipse: 14.0 mi
- Wi: 14.0 mi
- Sylva Mural: 18.0 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 18.3 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 19.6 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 20.0 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 14.2 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 18.3 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 19.9 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 20.1 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 16.3 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 6.1 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 18.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 11.7 mi
- Moody Spring: 21.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 10 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 290 | 314 | 322 | 317 | 264 | 214 | 180 | 183 | 177 | 178 | 205 | 256 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge French Broad River AT Rosman, NC, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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