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Lower Scotsman Creek Falls

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Elevation, modelled
738 m
Tallest summit within 6.1 miles
Whiteside Mountain1,489 m · 4.8 mi
Nearest byway
Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway3.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:50local time
Coordinates
35.0151, -83.1121
Lower Scotsman Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Lower Scotsman Creek Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled 738 m. Whiteside Mountain stands 1,489 m to the north-northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Scotsman Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Lower Scotsman Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiteside MountainNNW 342°1,489 m4.8 mi
Satulah MountainWNW 288°1,377 m4.8 mi
Terrapin MountainNNE 25°1,357 m2.8 mi
Blackrock MountainNW 321°1,328 m3.5 mi
Bearpen MountainNW 308°1,306 m5.2 mi
Little Fodderstack MountainWNW 294°1,296 m4.3 mi
Fodderstack MountainWNW 291°1,295 m4.2 mi
Brushy FaceWNW 285°1,293 m6.0 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 17
Attractions: 8
Springs: 4
Beaches: 4
Artworks: 4
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:2020:1320:50
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3716:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374045536067706964544639
Precip in8.16.27.36.76.67.87.18.97.66.47.07.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 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, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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