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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: 22
  • 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
Attractions: 17
Gardens: 17
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
Artworks: 9
  • Chalice: 16.3 mi
  • American Eclipse: 16.4 mi
  • Ear: 16.4 mi
  • Wi: 16.4 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 18.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
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 6.2 miles of Courthouse Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Balsam KnobNNE 16°1,890 m4.0 mi
Mount HardyNW 319°1,866 m2.9 mi
Tennent MountainNNE 17°1,846 m4.7 mi
Sam KnobN 359°1,844 m4.0 mi
Grassy Cove TopNNE 18°1,844 m5.6 mi
Silvermine BaldNNE 13°1,822 m2.7 mi
Chestnut BaldN 7°1,821 m2.4 mi
Rough Butt BaldNW 307°1,807 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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