Incredible Falls
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
- 1.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.9 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 26.7 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Devils Garden Overlook · 1 mi
- Bullhead Mountain Overlook · 1 mi
- Mahogany Rock Overlook · 1 mi
- Stone Mountain Overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mahogany Rock Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Green Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Bullhead Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Rich Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Ellis Knoll: 2.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Brinegar Cabin: 3.4 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 4.7 mi
- US 21 overlook: 7.0 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 13.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 16.6 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 5.8 mi
- Richard Gwyn Museum: 18.0 mi
- Forestry Center: 18.2 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 18.2 mi
- The History Center: 18.5 mi
- 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
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 13.3 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 19.9 mi
- Smitheys Creek Public Use Area: 23.0 mi
- Paddy Mountain Plant Conservation Preserve: 23.4 mi
- Crooked Creek: 23.9 mi
- Devils Garden: 1.0 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 4.9 mi
- Alligator Back: 5.5 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 12.5 mi
- Crouse's Chimney: 12.9 mi
- Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule: 13.7 mi
- 100 Strong: 17.3 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 17.5 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 5.0 mi
- Transitional Peace: 17.1 mi
- Barefoot Beach: 18.6 mi
- Elk Shoals: 19.8 mi
- Rebecca Maynard Labyrinth: 18.2 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Incredible Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Knob | WNW 291° | 1,223 m | 7.6 mi |
| Fender Mountain | NW 311° | 1,212 m | 6.7 mi |
| Cheek Mountain | WNW 297° | 1,196 m | 7.1 mi |
| Betsy Peak | WNW 283° | 1,186 m | 8.7 mi |
| Green Mountain | W 281° | 1,185 m | 1.7 mi |
| Bullhead Mountain | NE 36° | 1,171 m | 1.8 mi |
| Peach Bottom Mountain | WNW 290° | 1,157 m | 8.0 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | W 265° | 1,136 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:33 | 17:13 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5600929968
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 27 mi
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