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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: 16
Attractions: 15
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
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 8
  • Chalice: 16.7 mi
  • American Eclipse: 16.8 mi
  • Ear: 16.9 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 19.8 mi
  • Berm Park: 20.1 mi
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 6.6 miles of Beetree Fork Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Balsam KnobN1,890 m5.4 mi
Mount HardyNNW1,866 m4.1 mi
Tennent MountainNNE1,846 m6.0 mi
Sam KnobN1,844 m5.4 mi
Silvermine BaldN1,822 m4.0 mi
Chestnut BaldN1,821 m3.8 mi
Rough Butt BaldNW1,807 m6.1 mi
Green KnobNNW1,796 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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