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Beetree Fork Falls

Beetree Fork Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Beetree Fork Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 912 m. Black Balsam Knob stands 1,890 m to the north, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Beetree Fork Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway runs past it.

About

The story

river in the United States of America

Wikidata Q32838675, matched on coordinates and name (56 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Height
10 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.25129, -82.89058

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Upper Beetree Fork Falls: 0.1 mi
  • Summey Cove Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Cody Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Courthouse Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Bruce Knob Falls: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 6.4 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 7.7 mi
  • Roy Taylor Forest: 7.7 mi
  • Champion Park: 8.2 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 3.6 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 6.0 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 13.8 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 17.2 mi
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 21
Gardens: 17
Attractions: 17
Museums: 11
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry: 9.3 mi
  • Fine Art Museum: 17.0 mi
  • The Real American Tea Museum: 19.2 mi
  • Shook Museum: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Chalice: 16.7 mi
  • American Eclipse: 16.8 mi
  • Ear: 16.9 mi
  • Wi: 16.9 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 19.8 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 21.8 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 17.2 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Beetree Fork Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Balsam KnobN 10°1,890 m5.4 mi
Mount HardyNNW 330°1,866 m4.1 mi
Tennent MountainNNE 12°1,846 m6.0 mi
Sam KnobN 357°1,844 m5.4 mi
Silvermine BaldN 6°1,822 m4.0 mi
Chestnut BaldN 1°1,821 m3.8 mi
Rough Butt BaldNW 317°1,807 m6.1 mi
Green KnobNNW 342°1,796 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1820:1320:50
September equinox07:2018:5719:30
December solstice07:3716:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 9 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs290314322317264214180183177178205256

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge French Broad River AT Rosman, NC, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9898165201

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