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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: 14
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: 9
  • 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 10.4 miles of Camp Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Camp Creek BaldSE1,480 m2.0 mi
Green Ridge KnobE1,480 m6.8 mi
Gravel KnobENE1,478 m6.7 mi
Big ButtENE1,467 m6.4 mi
Little Bald MountainESE1,438 m1.8 mi
Wilson KnobENE1,396 m9.7 mi
Sugarloaf KnobESE1,393 m7.9 mi
Lick RockESE1,393 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 50–80 °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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