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Pleasant Grove Church Falls

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Elevation, modelled
855 m
Tallest summit within 6.6 miles
Whiteside Mountain1,489 m · 4.1 mi
Nearest byway
Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway2.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:50local time
Coordinates
35.0344, -83.0928
Pleasant Grove Church Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Pleasant Grove Church Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled 855 m. Whiteside Mountain stands 1,489 m to the northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiteside MountainNW 321°1,489 m4.1 mi
Chimneytop MountainNNE 19°1,401 m4.9 mi
Satulah MountainW 271°1,377 m5.6 mi
Terrapin MountainN 4°1,357 m1.2 mi
Sassafras MountainNE 44°1,335 m4.6 mi
Blackrock MountainWNW 293°1,328 m3.6 mi
Rocky MountainNNE 14°1,322 m5.4 mi
Bearpen MountainWNW 290°1,306 m5.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 19
Artworks: 7
Springs: 4
Beaches: 4
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
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, 4 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, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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