Cliff Dwellers Cascade
Cliff Dwellers Cascade is a waterfall in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 733 m. Mary Knob stands 1,440 m to the south-southeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area, a park 0.9 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 5.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 4.572 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 5.9 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 15.6 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 23.5 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 9 mi
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 25 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 25 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Laurel Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Rich Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Walnut Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 6.0 mi
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
- Houston Valley Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 10.2 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
- Little Fall Branch Falls: 5.6 mi
- Spring Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
- Needles Falls: 9.7 mi
- Ricker Branch Falls: 10.4 mi
- Vann Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 7.2 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 8.1 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Raven Cliff: 12.5 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 6.5 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 14.3 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 16.1 mi
- US Constitution: 16.2 mi
- Bill of Rights: 16.2 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 7.9 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 10.3 mi
- Overlook Access: 11.9 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 4.1 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 5.4 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 5.5 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 12.1 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 12.5 mi
- Shook Museum: 21.2 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 22.2 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 23.1 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 23.4 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 23.7 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 13.7 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 19.5 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 21.7 mi
- Historical Downtown: 23.9 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 10.1 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 10.7 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 21.2 mi
- Berm Park: 23.0 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 21.2 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 21.5 mi
- Wasp: 2.4 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 17.0 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Cliff Dwellers Cascade. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Knob | SSE 155° | 1,440 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | E 84° | 1,430 m | 3.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSE 156° | 1,408 m | 7.5 mi |
| Max Patch Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,407 m | 2.8 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | E 82° | 1,406 m | 2.9 mi |
| Naked Place Mountain | S 171° | 1,406 m | 7.4 mi |
| Rough Knob | SSE 158° | 1,381 m | 6.7 mi |
| Laurel Mountain | SW 214° | 1,311 m | 1.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 9 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Feb, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,432 | 1,658 | 1,562 | 1,491 | 1,229 | 833 | 750 | 630 | 734 | 598 | 759 | 1,196 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Pigeon R BL Power Plant NR Waterville, NC, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/550759948
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 29 mi
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