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Helton Creek Falls

Helton Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Helton Creek Falls is a waterfall in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 672 m. Blood Mountain stands 1,355 m to the west-southwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Fisher Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off.

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Helton Creek Falls is a series of two big waterfalls located within the Chattahoochee National Forest in Union County, Georgia.

The site is open to the public and free to visit. Access to the falls is provided by a gravel road and a 0.3 miles (0.48 km) trail. There are two wooden observation decks. The combined height of the lower and upper falls is more than 100 feet (30 m).

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Wikidata Q37436, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates34.75271, -83.89568

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Attractions: 29
Waterfalls: 28
  • Nottely Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Upper DeSoto Falls: 2.7 mi
  • DeSoto Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Blood Mountain Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Lower DeSoto Falls: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 3.3 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 9.0 mi
  • White Church: 12.8 mi
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 15.3 mi
  • Mcdonalds House: 15.8 mi
Museums: 7
  • John B. Derden CCC Museum: 1.9 mi
  • Old Union County Courthouse: 9.2 mi
  • White County History Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 20.0 mi
  • Poop Island: 22.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 7.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 15.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Helton Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blood MountainWSW 249°1,355 m2.5 mi
Slaughter MountainW 264°1,317 m3.1 mi
Coosa BaldWNW 295°1,303 m4.3 mi
Horsetrough MountainNE 54°1,225 m5.8 mi
Wildcat KnobWNW 288°1,197 m3.7 mi
CowrockSE 134°1,170 m3.1 mi
Levelland MountainS 186°1,160 m1.5 mi
Green Cliff TopSE 134°1,153 m2.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:48
June solstice06:2320:1520:53
September equinox07:2419:0119:34
December solstice07:4016:5017:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147556370747367574741
Precip in5.84.85.65.24.55.64.95.34.44.24.75.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blairsville EXP STN, 8 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs24828330628021614812311393.6107134197

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Nottely River Near Blairsville, GA, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7589363460

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