Bridal Veil Falls
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Bridal Veil Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1,073 m. Yellow Mountain stands 1,562 m to the north-northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Kalakaleskies Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Mountain Waters Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
Bridal Veil Falls is a 45-foot (13.7 m) waterfall located in the Nantahala National Forest, northwest of Highlands, North Carolina. With a short curve of roadway located behind the falls, it had the distinction of being the only waterfall in the state that one could drive a vehicle under, however this has since been closed and is now used for pedestrian access only.
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Wikidata Q4966079, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 18.3 m
How to reach it
- On the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- On the Waterfall Byway
- 10.5 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 11.9 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 12 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 16 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 23 mi
- Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kalakaleskies Falls: 0.3 mi
- Sequoah Falls: 0.4 mi
- Dry Falls: 0.6 mi
- Laurel Falls: 0.9 mi
- Naiad Falls: 1.0 mi
- Flat Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Big Dog Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Dog Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Holt Knob: 1.5 mi
- Rich Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Highlands Recreation Park: 2.0 mi
- Kelsey-Hutchinson Park: 2.3 mi
- Rhododendron Park: 2.6 mi
- Ravenel Park: 3.0 mi
- Dixon Park: 3.8 mi
- Sunset Rock: 2.9 mi
- Western Cliffs: 3.0 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 3.5 mi
- The Catstairs: 3.6 mi
- Cullasaja Gorge: 4.0 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Chattooga Town: 11.6 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 16.3 mi
- Catamount Statue: 16.6 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 16.6 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 2.7 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 11.4 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 11.5 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 14.6 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 16.5 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 11.8 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 14.9 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 16.3 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 17.2 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 20.4 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 3.1 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 10.4 mi
- Ear: 16.1 mi
- Chalice: 16.8 mi
- American Eclipse: 16.8 mi
- Moai Statue: 20.8 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 20.9 mi
- Franklin Garden: 11.5 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 16.4 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 17.2 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- Moody Spring: 11.8 mi
- Big Spring: 14.2 mi
- Cool Spring: 19.8 mi
- Wine Spring: 21.2 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 13.8 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 19.1 mi
- North Beach: 24.1 mi
- South Beach: 24.9 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 9.7 mi
- Burton: 24.6 mi
- South: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Bridal Veil Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,562 m | 4.9 mi |
| Shortoff Mountain | NE 48° | 1,521 m | 3.7 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | NNE 16° | 1,503 m | 5.3 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | N 3° | 1,503 m | 5.9 mi |
| Whiteside Mountain | E 83° | 1,489 m | 5.2 mi |
| Fishhawk Mountain | WNW 291° | 1,445 m | 5.0 mi |
| Goat Knob | NE 41° | 1,418 m | 4.2 mi |
| Cole Mountain | NNE 33° | 1,417 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 52 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 8.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, 2 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 | 255 | 265 | 221 | 227 | 208 | 142 | 145 | 138 | 126 | 153 | 152 | 238 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Chattooga River AT Burrells Ford, NR Pine Mtn, GA, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/546016353
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