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Lower Wildcat Falls

Lower Wildcat Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Lower Wildcat Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1,457 m. Richland Balsam stands 1,951 m to the northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Wildcat Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Height
12 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.31532, -82.90746

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Middle Wildcat Falls: 0.0 mi
  • Bubbling Spring Branch Cascades: 0.2 mi
  • Little Sam Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Split Falls: 0.5 mi
Parks
  • Roy Taylor Forest: 6.1 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 7.6 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 7.7 mi
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 8.1 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 11.3 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 20
Historic sites: 18
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 0.9 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 6.9 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 11.2 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 15.1 mi
  • Lyn Lowry Cross: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 17
Gardens: 16
Museums: 10
  • Cradle of Forestry: 7.7 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Shook Museum: 15.0 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 15.5 mi
  • Fine Art Museum: 15.6 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Chief Junaluska: 15.3 mi
  • Chalice: 15.3 mi
  • American Eclipse: 15.4 mi
  • Ear: 15.5 mi
  • Berm Park: 16.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 11.0 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 19.6 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 23.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 24.7 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 14.2 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 18.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Lower Wildcat Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Richland BalsamNW1,951 m5.9 mi
Black Balsam KnobENE1,890 m2.1 mi
Mount HardySW1,866 m1.4 mi
Reinhart KnobWNW1,856 m4.6 mi
Tennent MountainNE1,846 m2.6 mi
Sam KnobNE1,844 m1.2 mi
Grassy Cove TopNE1,844 m3.4 mi
Shining RockNE1,829 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1820:1320:50
September equinox07:2018:5719:30
December solstice07:3716:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 11 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs13014815013310878.360.757.767.973.088.8117

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge W F Pigeon R Above Lake Logan NR Hazelwood, NC, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10016914675

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