Rainbow Falls
Rainbow Falls is a waterfall in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 820 m. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the north-northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Shower Bath Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 4.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 42 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 10.7 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 11.7 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 11.7 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 4 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 9 mi
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shower Bath Falls: 0.1 mi
- Jones Gap Falls: 0.7 mi
- Ben's Sluice: 1.0 mi
- Powerline Falls: 1.0 mi
- Hospital Rock Falls: 1.0 mi
- DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 4.5 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Park: 6.6 mi
- Slater Hall Community Center: 9.1 mi
- Les Mullinax Park: 9.2 mi
- Slater White Park: 9.2 mi
- Little Rich Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Little Pinnacle Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Standingstone Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Forked Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Duncan Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 2.8 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 3.2 mi
- Jennings Mill: 3.9 mi
- Trestle ruins: 3.9 mi
- Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 5.8 mi
- Springtime in TR: 14.4 mi
- Honey: 14.8 mi
- Softball statue: 16.8 mi
- Doughboy: 17.0 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 18.9 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 9.1 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 11.0 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 14.6 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 14.7 mi
- History Museum of Travelers Rest: 15.0 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 13.8 mi
- Asia Garden: 16.5 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 16.7 mi
- Trail Roundabout: 16.8 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 3.0 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 6.3 mi
- M1: 10.6 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 14.0 mi
- Historical Downtown: 14.5 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 0.7 mi
- Long Rock: 3.6 mi
- Raven Cliff: 4.3 mi
- El Lieutenant: 4.5 mi
- Dunns Rock: 8.2 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 11.3 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 15.2 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 23.2 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 21.4 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 22.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 13.5 mi
- Lenox Spring: 13.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 16.9 mi
- Chick Springs: 22.0 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 21.6 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 24.1 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 24.2 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Rainbow Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | NNE 22° | 1,148 m | 7.2 mi |
| Rich Mountain | WNW 299° | 1,119 m | 6.1 mi |
| Stone Mountain | N 8° | 1,098 m | 6.2 mi |
| Slick Rock Mountain | WNW 299° | 1,086 m | 6.4 mi |
| Middle Mountain | W 270° | 1,044 m | 6.0 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,027 m | 7.7 mi |
| Coldbranch Mountain | WSW 243° | 1,016 m | 5.5 mi |
| Slicking Mountain | WSW 245° | 1,013 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 3 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Feb, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 78.4 | 83.5 | 82.3 | 78.8 | 70.5 | 54.2 | 44.3 | 48.5 | 39.5 | 41.6 | 47.3 | 66.2 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Middle Saluda River Near Cleveland, SC, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1899078856
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