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Laurel Fork Falls

Laurel Fork Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Laurel Fork Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1,208 m. Black Balsam Knob stands 1,890 m to the north-northwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Sassafras Knob Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
16 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.27906, -82.85756

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Sassafras Knob Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Gemini Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Lower Laurel Fork Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Shuck Ridge Creek Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Upper Kiesee Falls: 1.3 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 6.6 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 8.0 mi
  • Franklin Park: 8.1 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 8.6 mi
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Brevard Community Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Cullowhee Community Garden: 18.4 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 20.2 mi
Historic sites: 22
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 3.1 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 3.7 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 11.2 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 16.2 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 19
Attractions: 19
Museums: 12
  • Cradle of Forestry: 6.7 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 7.4 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 17.6 mi
  • Shook Museum: 17.8 mi
  • Fine Art Museum: 18.6 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Berm Park: 17.8 mi
  • Chalice: 18.2 mi
  • American Eclipse: 18.3 mi
  • Ear: 18.4 mi
  • Wi: 18.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 19.1 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 21.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 22.0 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 14.6 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Laurel Fork Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Balsam KnobNNW 344°1,890 m3.5 mi
Mount HardyWNW 293°1,866 m4.3 mi
Tennent MountainN 351°1,846 m4.1 mi
Sam KnobNNW 329°1,844 m4.1 mi
Grassy Cove TopN 356°1,844 m4.8 mi
Shining RockN 357°1,829 m6.2 mi
Silvermine BaldNW 325°1,822 m2.5 mi
Chestnut BaldNW 317°1,821 m2.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3716:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 8 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs16016917817114411295.298.710097.7109138

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Davidson River Near Brevard, NC, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/550967295

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