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Little Creek Falls

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Elevation, modelled
917 m
Tallest summit within 6.0 miles
Shortoff Mountain1,521 m · 5.8 mi
Nearest byway
Waterfall Byway2.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:51local time
Coordinates
35.0240, -83.1777
Little Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Little Creek Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled 917 m. Shortoff Mountain stands 1,521 m to the north, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Satulah Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 2.3 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Little Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shortoff MountainN 358°1,521 m5.8 mi
Whiteside MountainNNE 30°1,489 m4.5 mi
Fork MountainWNW 288°1,381 m5.2 mi
Satulah MountainNW 317°1,377 m1.2 mi
Curtiss KnobWNW 283°1,369 m5.9 mi
Terrapin MountainENE 68°1,357 m5.3 mi
Rattlesnake KnobNNW 335°1,333 m5.5 mi
Blackrock MountainNE 36°1,328 m2.6 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 17
Attractions: 8
Artworks: 7
Beaches: 4
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:2020:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3816:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643505865686661524236
Precip in8.06.97.67.06.67.27.17.18.06.57.88.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, 3 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs255265221227208142145138126153152238

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Chattooga River AT Burrells Ford, NR Pine Mtn, GA, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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