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Courthouse Falls

Courthouse Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Courthouse Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1,026 m. Black Balsam Knob stands 1,890 m to the north-northeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cody Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

About

The story

Courthouse Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Balsam Grove.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q38075, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Height
10 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.27164, -82.89410

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Cody Falls: 0.1 mi
  • Lower Chestnut Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Summey Cove Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Chestnut Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Kiesee Falls: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 6.7 mi
  • Roy Taylor Forest: 7.0 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 7.4 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 8.5 mi
  • Champion Park: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 2.2 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 5.8 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 12.8 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 16.7 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 21
Gardens: 16
Attractions: 15
Museums: 11
  • Cradle of Forestry: 8.5 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 9.2 mi
  • Fine Art Museum: 16.6 mi
  • Shook Museum: 18.0 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 18.3 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 8
  • Chalice: 16.3 mi
  • American Eclipse: 16.4 mi
  • Ear: 16.4 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 18.4 mi
  • Berm Park: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 24.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 16.1 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Courthouse Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Balsam KnobNNE1,890 m4.0 mi
Mount HardyNW1,866 m2.9 mi
Tennent MountainNNE1,846 m4.7 mi
Sam KnobN1,844 m4.0 mi
Grassy Cove TopNNE1,844 m5.6 mi
Silvermine BaldNNE1,822 m2.7 mi
Chestnut BaldN1,821 m2.4 mi
Rough Butt BaldNW1,807 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1820:1320:50
September equinox07:2018:5719:30
December solstice07:3716:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 9 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, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2729628840

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