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Incredible Falls

Incredible Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Incredible Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 794 m. Catherine Knob stands 1,223 m to the west-northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bullhead Creek Cascades, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.0 miles off.

What the record says

Height
30 m
Width
7?

How to reach it

Coordinates36.42652, -81.08618

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 5.4 mi
  • Crouse Park: 5.9 mi
  • Sam Brown Park: 6.5 mi
  • Traphill Historic District: 6.6 mi
  • Blue Ridge Parkway: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Bullhead Creek Cascades: 0.4 mi
  • Upper Widows Creek Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Widows Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Middle Falls: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 9
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 5
  • Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
  • Cascades Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 2
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Rebecca Maynard Labyrinth: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Virginia Rest Area: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Incredible Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Catherine KnobWNW 291°1,223 m7.6 mi
Fender MountainNW 311°1,212 m6.7 mi
Cheek MountainWNW 297°1,196 m7.1 mi
Betsy PeakWNW 283°1,186 m8.7 mi
Green MountainW 281°1,185 m1.7 mi
Bullhead MountainNE 36°1,171 m1.8 mi
Peach Bottom MountainWNW 290°1,157 m8.0 mi
Bluff MountainW 265°1,136 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0219:36
June solstice06:0720:0820:46
September equinox07:1318:4919:23
December solstice07:3316:3317:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542526069737164544336
Precip in4.53.14.95.45.54.95.24.95.14.54.54.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta 3.5 SSW, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5600929968

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