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Little Bradley Falls

Little Bradley Falls, seen from above at true elevation

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.

The record

What the record says

Height
15 m
Width
2 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.25443, -82.29518

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Historic sites: 44
  • 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
Gardens: 29
Cliffs: 15
Attractions: 15
  • 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
Artworks: 15
  • 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
Museums: 14
  • 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
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
  • 3: 22.7 mi
  • 2: 22.7 mi
  • 4: 22.7 mi
  • 1: 22.7 mi
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Little Bradley Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tryon PeakENE 74°986 m3.0 mi
Hogback MountainS 178°978 m5.7 mi
White Oak MountainENE 68°940 m4.9 mi
Rich MountainSSW 199°922 m7.2 mi
Bryant MountainSSW 201°921 m8.2 mi
Cliffield MountainN 359°918 m6.0 mi
Hoghead MountainS 190°893 m6.4 mi
McAlpine MountainW 264°892 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:41
June solstice06:1620:1020:48
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3516:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606774787671615144
Precip in5.34.55.55.35.35.55.56.15.64.94.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 4 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs18.422.417.717.920.014.69.810.013.511.012.015.3

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/2489639296

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