- Elevation, modelled
- 1,162 m
- Tallest summit within 6.6 miles
- Mount Mitchell2,038 m · 2.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway3.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 35.7912, -82.2355
Lower Middle Creek Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled 1,162 m. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the southwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Squawroot Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Lower Middle Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mitchell | SW 223° | 2,038 m | 2.5 mi |
| Mount Craig | WSW 238° | 2,023 m | 1.7 mi |
| Balsam Cone | W 264° | 2,007 m | 1.2 mi |
| Big Tom | WSW 240° | 2,002 m | 1.6 mi |
| Cattail Peak | WNW 289° | 1,986 m | 1.3 mi |
| Clingmans Peak | SW 216° | 1,981 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Gibbes | SW 218° | 1,971 m | 4.6 mi |
| Potato Knob | SW 217° | 1,946 m | 5.3 mi |
- 3.8 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 13.2 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 14.7 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 16.4 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Squawroot Falls: 0.0 mi
- Middle Creek Falls: 0.1 mi
- Anaconda Falls: 0.2 mi
- Crevice Falls: 0.3 mi
- Timber Falls: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Middle Ridge Bald: 0.7 mi
- Maple Camp Bald: 0.8 mi
- Balsam Cone: 1.2 mi
- Potato Hill: 1.2 mi
- Cattail Peak: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 28
- Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 9.4 mi
- Otway Burns: 9.4 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 11.2 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 11.6 mi
Museums: 18
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 2.4 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 9.5 mi
- McElroy House: 9.5 mi
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 11.2 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 18
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 5.6 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 11.2 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 11.5 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 11.7 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 11.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 16.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 16.0 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 2
- Boat beach: 20.2 mi
- Swimming beach: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Lost Cove: 21.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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- Asheville · 23 mi
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