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Panther Creek Falls

Panther Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Panther Creek Falls is a waterfall in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 319 m. Glassy Mountain stands 1,046 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Shoal Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
40 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.67680, -83.38803

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Battle Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Oceana Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Hurricane Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Tempesta Falls: 4.3 mi
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 18
  • Camp Toccoa: 8.6 mi
  • Colonel Cleveland Monument: 11.9 mi
  • Cobbs Bridge: 12.4 mi
  • Stephens County High School: 13.2 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 14.0 mi
Museums: 15
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 3.7 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 4.6 mi
  • Gathany Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Currahee Military Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Camp Toccoa: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 14
Nature reserves: 4
  • Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 18.4 mi
  • Wilson Shoals WMA: 22.1 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 22.2 mi
  • Mark Trail Wilderness: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Big Red Apple: 13.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Tugaloo State Park: 21.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Panther Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Glassy MountainNNW1,046 m13.3 mi
Joe MountainNW917 m8.8 mi
Stamp KnobNNW906 m8.4 mi
Seals KnobNW881 m9.6 mi
Tiger MountainNNW851 m12.9 mi
Jameson MountainNNW821 m9.6 mi
Flat Creek MountainWNW818 m9.2 mi
Stony MountainWNW817 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:46
June solstice06:2220:1320:51
September equinox07:2218:5919:32
December solstice07:3816:4817:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434653616976797873635246
Precip in5.55.05.44.64.15.14.25.74.64.84.45.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toccoa, 8 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Apr, Sep–Nov — fullest in Feb, leanest in Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs80.410710410377.165.342.852.910581.385.655.0

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Tallulah River AB Powerhouse, NR Tallulah Falls,ga, 4 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/406697761

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