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Lower Rockyface Falls

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Elevation, modelled
1,122 m
Tallest summit within 6.3 miles
Mount Hardy1,866 m · 3.8 mi
Nearest byway
Forest Heritage Scenic Byway1.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:50local time
Coordinates
35.2489, -82.9385
Lower Rockyface Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Lower Rockyface Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled 1,122 m. Mount Hardy stands 1,866 m to the north, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Rockyface Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Lower Rockyface Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HardyN 9°1,866 m3.8 mi
Sam KnobNNE 24°1,844 m6.1 mi
Silvermine BaldNE 37°1,822 m5.2 mi
Chestnut BaldNE 35°1,821 m4.9 mi
Rough Butt BaldNNW 342°1,807 m4.8 mi
Green KnobN 10°1,796 m5.7 mi
Little Sam KnobNNE 25°1,783 m5.5 mi
Wolf BaldN 2°1,770 m3.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 22
Attractions: 12
Artworks: 9
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1820:1320:50
September equinox07:2018:5719:30
December solstice07:3716:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046546268717065554640
Precip in8.77.17.87.47.07.89.48.99.46.77.78.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 11 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs290314322317264214180183177178205256

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge French Broad River AT Rosman, NC, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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