Little Moore Cove Falls
Little Moore Cove Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 801 m. Black Balsam Knob stands 1,890 m to the west-northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Little Moore Cove Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
waterfall in Pisgah National Forest in Western North Carolina, U.S.A.
Wikidata Q6908151, matched on coordinates and name (123 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 8 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 0.4 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 2.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 11.6 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 1 mi
- View Cherry Cove (MP 415.7) · 3 mi
- Log Hollow Overlook (MP 416.6) · 3 mi
- Looking Glass Rock Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Little Moore Cove Falls: 0.0 mi
- Upper Moore Cove Falls: 0.0 mi
- Moore Cove Falls: 0.0 mi
- Tranquility Falls: 0.5 mi
- Sliding Rock: 0.5 mi
- Coontree Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Looking Glass Rock: 1.0 mi
- Buckwheat Knob: 1.5 mi
- Bearpen Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Bennett Knob: 2.0 mi
- Cradle of Forestry in America: 2.6 mi
- City of Brevard Sports Complex: 5.4 mi
- Franklin Park: 6.3 mi
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 6.3 mi
- Etowah Park: 10.7 mi
- Camp John Rock: 2.0 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 7.2 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 7.3 mi
- Ferin Fire Tower: 11.8 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 16.7 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 15.7 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 15.9 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 16.0 mi
- Native Azalea Garden: 16.0 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 2.6 mi
- M1: 6.1 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 15.1 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 15.5 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 16.0 mi
- Berm Park: 15.3 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 18.6 mi
- Statue of Diana: 20.4 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 21.7 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 21.8 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 2.7 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 5.8 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 15.5 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 15.6 mi
- Shook Museum: 17.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 9.3 mi
- Dunns Rock: 9.6 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 11.7 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 14.2 mi
- High Rocks: 14.7 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 7.3 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 9.7 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 19.3 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 7.1 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 14.5 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 16.6 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 24.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 16.1 mi
- Cool Spring: 17.1 mi
- Lenox Spring: 17.4 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 10.8 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Little Moore Cove Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Balsam Knob | WNW 281° | 1,890 m | 5.5 mi |
| Tennent Mountain | WNW 289° | 1,846 m | 5.4 mi |
| Grassy Cove Top | WNW 298° | 1,844 m | 5.4 mi |
| Shining Rock | NW 309° | 1,829 m | 6.1 mi |
| Silvermine Bald | W 268° | 1,822 m | 5.9 mi |
| Chestnut Bald | W 267° | 1,821 m | 6.2 mi |
| Flower Knob | NW 304° | 1,795 m | 5.8 mi |
| Dog Loser Knob | NW 314° | 1,756 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 6 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 160 | 169 | 178 | 171 | 144 | 112 | 95.2 | 98.7 | 100 | 97.7 | 109 | 138 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Davidson River Near Brevard, NC, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/550685674
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- Asheville · 22 mi
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