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Buckeye Falls

Buckeye Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Buckeye Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1,343 m. Richland Balsam stands 1,951 m to the northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Beartrap Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
20 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.32653, -82.94182

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Sheephead Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Upper Buckeye Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Big Beartrap Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Upper Middle Prong Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Lower Middle Prong Falls: 1.7 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Roy Taylor Forest: 4.5 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 6.4 mi
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 7.8 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 9.4 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 17
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 2.6 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 8.9 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 12.4 mi
  • Lyn Lowry Cross: 13.4 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 17
Attractions: 15
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 9.0 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 9.6 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 9.7 mi
  • Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 10.8 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 11.7 mi
Museums: 12
  • Cradle of Forestry: 9.4 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Fine Art Museum: 13.8 mi
  • Shook Museum: 14.2 mi
  • Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Chalice: 13.4 mi
  • American Eclipse: 13.5 mi
  • Ear: 13.7 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 14.1 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 16.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 12.2 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.8 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 24.7 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 15.1 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 17.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cool Spring: 17.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Buckeye Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Richland BalsamNW1,951 m3.9 mi
Black Balsam KnobE1,890 m3.8 mi
Mount HardySSE1,866 m1.8 mi
Reinhart KnobNW1,856 m2.6 mi
Tennent MountainE1,846 m4.2 mi
Sam KnobE1,844 m2.7 mi
Grassy Cove TopENE1,844 m4.6 mi
Shining RockENE1,829 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1820:1320:51
September equinox07:2018:5719:30
December solstice07:3816:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353844536168717064544438
Precip in4.64.34.44.54.24.24.14.24.33.03.64.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesville 1 E, 11 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs13014815013310878.360.757.767.973.088.8117

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge W F Pigeon R Above Lake Logan NR Hazelwood, NC, 5 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/11999860543

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