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Hatcher Falls

Hatcher Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Hatcher Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 893 m. Yellow Mountain stands 1,562 m to the south-southwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is High Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 6.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
10 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.20620, -83.16523

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • High Falls: 0.3 mi
  • First Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Breakbone Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Onion Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Betsy Falls: 2.0 mi
Parks
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 0.6 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 5.1 mi
  • Cullowhee Rec Center: 5.9 mi
  • Bocce courts: 6.0 mi
  • East Laporte River Park: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 17
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 15
Attractions: 12
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 6.5 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 7.3 mi
  • Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 10.6 mi
  • The Fugitive Train Wreck: 12.6 mi
  • Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 19.7 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Ear: 6.7 mi
  • Chalice: 7.3 mi
  • American Eclipse: 7.3 mi
  • Moai Statue: 12.0 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 12.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 7
Springs: 4
  • Cool Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Moody Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Wine Spring: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 23.4 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 21.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Hatcher Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yellow MountainSSW1,562 m5.1 mi
Black Rock MountainSSW1,503 m4.7 mi
Hogback MountainSW1,503 m4.7 mi
Little Hogback MountainSW1,502 m4.4 mi
Old Rocky MountainWSW1,462 m3.6 mi
Wolf KnobW1,457 m2.9 mi
Buck KnobW1,418 m2.2 mi
Goat KnobS1,418 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1920:1420:51
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3816:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147566471747368574640
Precip in4.94.64.64.74.35.15.04.34.33.24.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 7 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs560542472415470340365319376344368495

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Tuckasegee River AT SR 1172 NR Cullowhee, NC, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6171422492

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