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Indian Creek Falls

Indian Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Creek Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 581 m. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the north-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Tom Branch Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Nantahala Byway passes 2.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
3.5 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.47273, -83.42727

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Tom Branch Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Juney Whank Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Little Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
  • The Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Rock Slab Falls: 6.7 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Parks: 54
  • Ela Tuckkasegee River Public Access: 2.4 mi
  • Swain County Recreation Park: 2.7 mi
  • Bryson City Island Park: 3.0 mi
  • MacNeill Park: 3.1 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 3.3 mi
Museums: 21
Historic sites: 19
Cliffs: 17
Picnic sites: 11
  • Deep Creek Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 1.1 mi
  • Chimneys Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 16.1 mi
Artworks: 10
Gardens: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Indian Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KuwohiNNW 327°2,024.79 m7.4 mi
Mt. BuckleyNW 324°2,004.12 m7.6 mi
Mount LoveNNW 330°1,955.79 m7.5 mi
Mount CollinsNNW 342°1,888.71 m8.3 mi
Andrews BaldNW 321°1,801.11 m5.9 mi
Round Top KnobNNW 341°1,573.61 m5.6 mi
Newton BaldNE 38°1,571.14 m6.3 mi
Nettle Creek BaldNNE 21°1,567.63 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:46
June solstice06:2020:1520:53
September equinox07:2218:5919:32
December solstice07:4016:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737367574740
Precip in5.35.35.45.05.25.15.14.44.13.24.56.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bryson City 4, 3 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs2,0282,2942,4892,1841,7641,3841,2451,1389889441,0921,649

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Tuckasegee River AT Bryson City, NC, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/547362689

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