Big Bradley Falls
Big Bradley Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 446 m. Poplar Mountain stands 991 m to the north, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cove Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
A nice waterfall with good flow. Very difficult to reach and reaching the base is not too safe.
What the record says
- Height
- 23 m
- Width
- 8 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 7.5 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 9.7 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 9.1 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
- Devil's Head · 12 mi
- Opera Box · 12 mi
- Vista Rock · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Bradley Falls: 1.0 mi
- Milton Bradley Falls: 1.4 mi
- Bradley Cooper Falls: 1.4 mi
- Marilou Bradley Falls: 1.5 mi
- Loobie Falls: 1.6 mi
- Harmon Field: 3.8 mi
- McCreery Park: 3.9 mi
- Rogers Park: 4.8 mi
- Depot Garden Park: 5.1 mi
- Woodland Park: 5.3 mi
- Cove Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Chimneytop: 2.1 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 5.3 mi
- Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 5.4 mi
- Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 6.1 mi
- Blockhouse marker: 6.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Tennis Courts: 6.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 8.2 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 22.2 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 23.5 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 23.5 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 2.8 mi
- The Pinnacles: 9.1 mi
- Worlds Edge: 9.2 mi
- Glassy Rock: 9.3 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 9.4 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 3.9 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 5.0 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 5.3 mi
- House of Flags: 5.4 mi
- Landrum Depot: 8.4 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 8.4 mi
- Southern X793: 10.0 mi
- Historical Downtown: 10.1 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 11.6 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 12.6 mi
- Orange Bear: 9.3 mi
- Globe: 12.7 mi
- Maria: 15.5 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 19.0 mi
- Chicken Statue: 22.4 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 8.8 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 11.8 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 15.9 mi
- Lenox Spring: 10.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 11.8 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 22.2 mi
- Chick Springs: 23.4 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Big Bradley Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Mountain | N 3° | 991 m | 8.4 mi |
| Tryon Peak | E 92° | 986 m | 2.7 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | S 180° | 978 m | 6.7 mi |
| Wildcat Spur | NNE 14° | 971 m | 7.6 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | ENE 78° | 940 m | 4.4 mi |
| Cliffield Mountain | N 357° | 918 m | 5.1 mi |
| Point Lookout Mountain | N 353° | 904 m | 8.5 mi |
| Point Lookout | N 352° | 904 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Feb, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 18.4 | 22.4 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 20.0 | 14.6 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 15.3 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge North Saluda River Near Highland, SC, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2482955243
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- Asheville · 26 mi
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