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Gragg Prong Falls

Gragg Prong Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Gragg Prong Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 563 m. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the north, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Gragg Prong Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
10 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.02032, -81.79308

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Middle Gragg Prong Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Upper Gragg Prong Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Huntfish Sidekick Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Huntfish Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Bard Falls: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Parks
Artworks: 37
  • The Gardener: 10.1 mi
  • Jessie: 10.1 mi
  • The Rock: 14.6 mi
  • Yosef the Mountain Man: 14.7 mi
  • Daniel Boone and his Hunting Dogs: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 35
  • Stack Rock: 5.0 mi
  • Linn Cove Viaduct: 5.2 mi
  • House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 6.3 mi
  • Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 8.2 mi
  • Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 9.5 mi
Museums: 19
Cliffs: 14
Historic sites: 13
  • Mortimer memorial: 3.2 mi
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 8.8 mi
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 8.8 mi
  • Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 9.7 mi
  • Earth Day 2011: 14.8 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 10
Gardens: 10
Springs: 4
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 6.4 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 14.0 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 14.4 mi
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Gragg Prong Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calloway PeakN 351°1,804 m6.4 mi
Flattop MountainNNW 330°1,502 m7.6 mi
Pilot KnobN 4°1,466 m5.6 mi
Grandmother MountainNW 317°1,408 m4.0 mi
Moore MountainNW 307°1,344 m6.8 mi
Beacon HeightsNNW 335°1,327 m4.7 mi
Little BaldNW 308°1,307 m3.8 mi
Ball Ground MountainWSW 240°1,294 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:39
June solstice06:1120:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3516:3717:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138475561656459494034
Precip in5.03.95.45.96.06.46.25.86.55.04.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grandfather MTN, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8539679028

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