Little Bradley Falls
Little Bradley Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 502 m. Tryon Peak stands 986 m to the east-northeast, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 2.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 15 m
- Width
- 2 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 7.2 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 8.8 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 9.9 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
- Devil's Head · 13 mi
- Opera Box · 13 mi
- Vista Rock · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Bradley Falls: 1.0 mi
- Loobie Falls: 1.9 mi
- Fishtop Falls: 2.0 mi
- Stairstep Falls: 2.0 mi
- Hemlock Shoals: 2.3 mi
- McCreery Park: 3.3 mi
- Harmon Field: 3.3 mi
- Rogers Park: 4.2 mi
- Depot Garden Park: 4.5 mi
- Woodland Park: 4.6 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Cove Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 5.2 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 5.4 mi
- Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 5.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Tennis Courts: 5.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 5.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 8.3 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 17.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 22.7 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 23.2 mi
- Greer Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 1.9 mi
- Glassy Rock: 8.4 mi
- The Pinnacles: 10.1 mi
- Worlds Edge: 10.1 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 10.4 mi
- Orange Bear: 8.9 mi
- Globe: 13.0 mi
- Maria: 14.6 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 18.0 mi
- Chicken Statue: 21.5 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 3.3 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 4.5 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 5.4 mi
- House of Flags: 5.5 mi
- Landrum Depot: 7.9 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 7.9 mi
- Southern X793: 10.2 mi
- Historical Downtown: 10.2 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 12.5 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 12.7 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 9.0 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 12.7 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 15.5 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 16.0 mi
- Lenox Spring: 10.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 11.9 mi
- Chick Springs: 22.5 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 23.1 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Little Bradley Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tryon Peak | ENE 74° | 986 m | 3.0 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | S 178° | 978 m | 5.7 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | ENE 68° | 940 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | SSW 201° | 921 m | 8.2 mi |
| Cliffield Mountain | N 359° | 918 m | 6.0 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | S 190° | 893 m | 6.4 mi |
| McAlpine Mountain | W 264° | 892 m | 8.0 mi |
| Evans Mountain | SW 230° | 853 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Feb, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 18.4 | 22.4 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 20.0 | 14.6 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 15.3 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge North Saluda River Near Highland, SC, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2489639296
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