Waterfall · North Carolina
Gragg Prong Falls
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.
What the record says
- Height
- 10 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.02032, -81.79308
- 4.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 4.7 mi off the Little Parkway
- 5.5 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 10.8 mi off the Mission Crossing
Overlooks nearby
- Little Bald Overlook · 4 mi
- Grandfather Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
- Lost Cove Cliffs Overlook (MP 310) · 4 mi
- Wilson Creek Valley Overlook · 5 mi
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
- Marks Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Bee Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Ned Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Laurel Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Yellow Buck Mountain: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Daniel Boone Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Point Park: 5.8 mi
- Norris Clifton Park: 6.3 mi
- Crossnore Town Park: 7.3 mi
- Foscoe-Grandfather Community Center and Park: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 35
- 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: 34
- 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
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 4.6 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 5.4 mi
- Avery County Musuem: 8.7 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 9.9 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 2.3 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 2.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 3.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 5.4 mi
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
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 1.6 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 8.4 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 8.7 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 10.0 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 12.4 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Woods Walk: 5.4 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 8
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 14.3 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 14.7 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 14.8 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 14.8 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 15.0 mi
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
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 17.0 mi
- Swimming beach: 19.2 mi
- Boat beach: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Brown Mountain View: 6.0 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 3.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Gragg Prong Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calloway Peak | N 351° | 1,804 m | 6.4 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | NNW 330° | 1,502 m | 7.6 mi |
| Peak Mountain | NNW 343° | 1,473 m | 8.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | N 4° | 1,466 m | 5.6 mi |
| Grandmother Mountain | NW 317° | 1,408 m | 4.0 mi |
| Moore Mountain | NW 307° | 1,344 m | 6.8 mi |
| Beacon Heights | NNW 335° | 1,327 m | 4.7 mi |
| Little Bald | NW 308° | 1,307 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grandfather MTN, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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