Falling Water Cascades
Falling Water Cascades is a waterfall in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 693 m. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Chesnut Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.
How to reach it
- On the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 23.5 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Headforemost Mountain Overlook · 1 mi
- Black Rock Hill Overlook · 2 mi
- Onion Mountain Overlook · 3 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chesnut Mountain: 0.4 mi
- The Pinnacle: 1.4 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Headforemost Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Peaks of Otter Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 7.6 mi
- Bedford Historic District: 10.2 mi
- Montvale Park: 10.3 mi
- Centertown Park: 10.3 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 9.3 mi
- National D-Day Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 10.6 mi
- Liberty Lake Park: 11.4 mi
- Indian and Settler Conflict: 13.3 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 10.4 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 16.3 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 19.5 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 21.5 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 22.0 mi
- Rhinoceros: 9.2 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 13.0 mi
- Knight Statue: 22.2 mi
- Peristyle: 22.2 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 23.0 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 6.3 mi
- Victory Garden: 10.3 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 19.6 mi
- Rain Garden: 19.8 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 21.4 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 9.4 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 10.4 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 10.7 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 10.8 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 11.2 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 6.6 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 19.6 mi
- Explore Park: 21.9 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 22.2 mi
- Lake Robertson: 22.8 mi
- Big Spring: 2.5 mi
- Hunting Spring: 8.8 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 9.4 mi
- Marble Spring: 10.2 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 3.8 mi
- Lace Falls: 11.0 mi
- Panther Falls: 22.6 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 12.7 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Howrytown: 17.0 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Falling Water Cascades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | NE 54° | 1,287 m | 4.8 mi |
| Thunder Hill | NE 49° | 1,221 m | 5.6 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | S 182° | 1,215 m | 1.7 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | SSW 203° | 1,167 m | 3.2 mi |
| Onion Mountain | ENE 69° | 1,157 m | 3.9 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | E 84° | 1,131 m | 2.0 mi |
| The Pinnacle | S 172° | 1,119 m | 1.4 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | NE 43° | 1,088 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 6 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 3,005 | 3,943 | 4,401 | 4,291 | 3,471 | 2,155 | 1,140 | 972 | 1,230 | 1,167 | 1,827 | 2,489 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge James River AT Buchanan, VA, 7 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/7424046735
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