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Mount Hardy Falls

Mount Hardy Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Hardy Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1,669 m. Richland Balsam stands 1,951 m to the northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 0.1 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31424756, matched on coordinates and name (715 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Height
30 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.30396, -82.91970

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Lower Bubbling Spring Branch Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Upper Bubbling Spring Branch Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Little Wildcat Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Split Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Bubbling Spring Branch Cascades: 0.9 mi
Parks
  • Roy Taylor Forest: 5.3 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 6.6 mi
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 7.1 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 8.6 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 17
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 0.8 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 7.3 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 12.3 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 15.1 mi
  • Lyn Lowry Cross: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 17
Gardens: 17
Museums: 10
  • Cradle of Forestry: 8.6 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 11.3 mi
  • Fine Art Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Shook Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 16.4 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Chalice: 14.6 mi
  • American Eclipse: 14.7 mi
  • Wi: 14.8 mi
  • Ear: 14.8 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 15.9 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 12.0 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.6 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 23.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 15.2 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 19.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cool Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Mount Hardy Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Richland BalsamNW 318°1,951 m5.9 mi
Black Balsam KnobENE 57°1,890 m3.0 mi
Mount HardyW 263°1,866 m0.5 mi
Reinhart KnobNW 314°1,856 m4.5 mi
Tennent MountainNE 51°1,846 m3.7 mi
Sam KnobNE 38°1,844 m2.3 mi
Grassy Cove TopNE 46°1,844 m4.4 mi
Shining RockNE 36°1,829 m5.5 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, 12 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/10016914667

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