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Camp Creek Falls

Camp Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Camp Creek Falls is a waterfall in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 921 m. Camp Creek Bald stands 1,480 m to the southeast, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Short Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 8.7 miles off.

What the record says

Height
45 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.04089, -82.74378

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 23
  • Margarette Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Pete's Branch Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Squibb Creek Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Trillium Falls: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 17
Museums: 12
  • Doak House Museum: 9.3 mi
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 9.7 mi
  • City Garage Car Museum: 9.7 mi
  • David Crockett Museum: 12.4 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 18.4 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 7.3 mi
  • McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 9.6 mi
  • Valentine Sevier Home: 9.7 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 11.5 mi
  • Moye Rest: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Overlook Access: 7.3 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 9.0 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 11.1 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Springs: 4
Attractions: 2
  • French Broad Rafting: 13.7 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 20.8 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 21.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Camp Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Camp Creek BaldSE 127°1,480 m2.0 mi
Green Ridge KnobE 88°1,480 m6.8 mi
Gravel KnobENE 78°1,478 m6.7 mi
Big ButtENE 74°1,467 m6.4 mi
Little Bald MountainESE 117°1,438 m1.8 mi
Wilson KnobENE 74°1,396 m9.7 mi
Sugarloaf KnobESE 115°1,393 m7.9 mi
Lick RockESE 119°1,393 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1520:1420:52
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3916:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047566573767569584740
Precip in3.53.84.04.44.34.35.04.43.02.72.94.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greeneville EXP STN, 7 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs2,3023,0123,0082,7162,1951,5791,4091,2771,0771,1051,2241,826

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Nolichucky River Below Nolichucky Dam, TN, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9160815227

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