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Fowler Creek Falls

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Elevation, modelled
711 m
Tallest summit within 6.3 miles
Whiteside Mountain1,489 m · 5.6 mi
Nearest byway
Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway2.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:50local time
Coordinates
35.0040, -83.1057
Fowler Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Fowler Creek Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled 711 m. Whiteside Mountain stands 1,489 m to the north-northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Scotsman Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiteside MountainNNW 341°1,489 m5.6 mi
Satulah MountainWNW 295°1,377 m5.4 mi
Terrapin MountainNNE 14°1,357 m3.4 mi
Blackrock MountainNW 324°1,328 m4.3 mi
Bearpen MountainNW 312°1,306 m6.0 mi
Little Fodderstack MountainWNW 301°1,296 m5.0 mi
Fodderstack MountainWNW 298°1,295 m4.8 mi
Little Terrapin MountainNNE 14°1,235 m5.4 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 17
Springs: 4
Beaches: 4
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:2020:1320:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3716:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374045536067706964544639
Precip in8.16.27.36.76.67.87.18.97.66.47.07.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 2 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Feb, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs255265221227208142145138126153152238

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Chattooga River AT Burrells Ford, NR Pine Mtn, GA, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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