Hickory Nut Falls
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Hickory Nut Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 721 m. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Rock Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
Hickory Nut Falls, also known as Hickorynut Falls, is a waterfall located at Chimney Rock State Park in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
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Wikidata Q37626, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 2.0 mi off the Drovers Road
- 14.3 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Exclamation Point · 1 mi
- Devil's Head · 1 mi
- Opera Box · 1 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chimney Rock Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Chimney Rock: 0.5 mi
- Rich Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Bluerock Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Round Top Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 0.5 mi
- The Gathering Place: 0.8 mi
- Chimney Rock Village River Park: 1.1 mi
- Morse Park: 1.7 mi
- Dittmer-Watts Nature Trail Park: 4.1 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 0.9 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 1.1 mi
- Bottomless Pools: 1.6 mi
- Pool Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
- Upper Pool Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 5.3 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 6.6 mi
- Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 13.0 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 13.0 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 13.9 mi
- House of Flags: 13.0 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 13.1 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 13.1 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 13.2 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 13.9 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 11.6 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 12.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 14.0 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 17.1 mi
- Spring Garden: 17.9 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 1.0 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 5.0 mi
- Southern X793: 13.6 mi
- Historical Downtown: 13.9 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 14.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 12.3 mi
- Globe: 14.8 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 17.6 mi
- Statue of Diana: 17.8 mi
- Orange Bear: 18.2 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 2.1 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 2.1 mi
- The Pinnacles: 2.4 mi
- Worlds Edge: 2.5 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 13.6 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 4.1 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 12.9 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 17.7 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 11.1 mi
- Lenox Spring: 14.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 15.6 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 18.6 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 18.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 15.1 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 19.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 19.7 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 23.1 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Hickory Nut Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pisgah Mountain | NW 319° | 1,341 m | 6.2 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | WNW 289° | 1,281 m | 5.8 mi |
| Blue Rock Knob | NNW 329° | 1,225 m | 5.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,208 m | 1.9 mi |
| Little Bearwallow Mountain | WNW 294° | 1,208 m | 5.4 mi |
| Blue Rock Mountain | NW 325° | 1,160 m | 6.0 mi |
| Shumont Mountain | NNE 21° | 1,156 m | 2.6 mi |
| Blue Ridge Pastures | WNW 296° | 1,152 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 146 | 164 | 180 | 174 | 152 | 126 | 102 | 110 | 104 | 112 | 116 | 135 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Cove Creek Near Lake Lure, NC, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/462330440
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- Asheville · 20 mi
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