- Elevation, modelled
- 1,349 m
- Tallest summit within 6.9 miles
- Mount Mitchell2,038 m · 2.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway4.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 35.7947, -82.2417
Guyot Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled 1,349 m. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the south-southwest, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Split Rock Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Guyot Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mitchell | SSW 213° | 2,038 m | 2.4 mi |
| Mount Craig | SW 224° | 2,023 m | 1.6 mi |
| Balsam Cone | WSW 246° | 2,007 m | 0.9 mi |
| Big Tom | SW 225° | 2,002 m | 1.4 mi |
| Cattail Peak | WNW 282° | 1,986 m | 0.9 mi |
| Clingmans Peak | SSW 211° | 1,981 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Gibbes | SSW 213° | 1,971 m | 4.6 mi |
| Potato Knob | SSW 212° | 1,946 m | 5.3 mi |
- 4.1 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 13.3 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 15.1 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 16.0 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Split Rock Falls: 0.0 mi
- Timber Falls: 0.1 mi
- Crevice Falls: 0.2 mi
- Anaconda Falls: 0.2 mi
- Middle Creek Falls: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Middle Ridge Bald: 0.4 mi
- Potato Hill: 0.8 mi
- Maple Camp Bald: 0.9 mi
- Balsam Cone: 0.9 mi
- Cattail Peak: 0.9 mi
Historic sites: 32
- Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 9.0 mi
- Otway Burns: 9.1 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 11.4 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 11.9 mi
Museums: 18
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 2.4 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 9.1 mi
- McElroy House: 9.1 mi
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 11.4 mi
- NC Mineral and Gem Festival: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 17
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 6.0 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 10.9 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 11.2 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 12.0 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 12.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 16.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 16.5 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 2
- Boat beach: 20.6 mi
- Swimming beach: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Lost Cove: 21.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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