Cedar Rock Falls
Cedar Rock Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 772 m. Black Balsam Knob stands 1,890 m to the northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Cedar Rock Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
Cedar Rock Falls (Cedar Rock Creek Falls, Falls on Cedar Rock Creek) is a waterfall in Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q38328, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 1.9 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 3.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 2 mi
- Looking Glass Rock Overlook · 3 mi
- East Fork Overlook · 4 mi
- Log Hollow Overlook (MP 416.6) · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- John Rock: 0.5 mi
- Cedar Rock Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 1.5 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Looking Glass Rock: 1.8 mi
- Cradle of Forestry in America: 5.1 mi
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 5.2 mi
- Franklin Park: 5.2 mi
- City of Brevard Sports Complex: 5.4 mi
- Champion Park: 9.3 mi
- Upper Cedar Rock Falls: 0.0 mi
- Lower Rockhouse Creek Falls: 0.6 mi
- Grogan Creek Falls: 0.7 mi
- Whaleback Falls: 1.0 mi
- Lower Slick Rock Falls: 1.0 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 18.3 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 18.4 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 18.6 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 18.6 mi
- Camp John Rock: 0.6 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 6.2 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 9.8 mi
- Ferin Fire Tower: 14.4 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 15.5 mi
- Castle Rock: 7.8 mi
- Dunns Rock: 8.0 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 9.8 mi
- River Cliffs: 14.0 mi
- El Lieutenant: 14.4 mi
- M1: 4.9 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 5.2 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 14.7 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 15.3 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 16.7 mi
- Berm Park: 17.6 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 19.9 mi
- Chalice: 21.5 mi
- American Eclipse: 21.6 mi
- Ear: 21.7 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 4.6 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 5.2 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 17.3 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 17.8 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 18.4 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 8.6 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 10.7 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 20.6 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 9.6 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 14.3 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 17.1 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 22.2 mi
- Cool Spring: 14.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 17.4 mi
- Lenox Spring: 18.7 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 13.4 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Cedar Rock Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Balsam Knob | NW 309° | 1,890 m | 5.4 mi |
| Tennent Mountain | NW 316° | 1,846 m | 5.7 mi |
| Grassy Cove Top | NW 323° | 1,844 m | 6.1 mi |
| Sam Knob | WNW 304° | 1,844 m | 6.4 mi |
| Silvermine Bald | WNW 294° | 1,822 m | 5.2 mi |
| Chestnut Bald | WNW 291° | 1,821 m | 5.4 mi |
| Flower Knob | NNW 327° | 1,795 m | 6.7 mi |
| Little Sam Knob | WNW 298° | 1,783 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 160 | 169 | 178 | 171 | 144 | 112 | 95.2 | 98.7 | 100 | 97.7 | 109 | 138 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Davidson River Near Brevard, NC, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5139583756
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 25 mi
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