Raven Cliff Falls
Raven Cliff Falls is a waterfall in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 706 m. Blood Mountain stands 1,355 m to the west, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
Raven Cliff Falls are located in White County, Georgia, on Dodd Creek. The waterfall consists of three drops, a 60-foot (18 m) drop, followed by a 20-foot (6.1 m) drop into a deep pool, followed by a cascade of 20 feet (6.1 m) to Dodd Creek. The waterfall is an unusual double cascade flowing down through a fissure in a massive granite outcrop. There are also three other major waterfalls located on Dodd Creek, with the largest having a 70-foot (21 m) drop.
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Wikidata Q7296395, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 706 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 21.4 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 28.9 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall view deck · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Piney Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Wolfpen Stamp: 0.9 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Adams Bald: 1.0 mi
- Strawberry Top: 1.2 mi
- Smithgall Woods State Park: 3.9 mi
- Campscape: 4.8 mi
- Unicoi Hill Park: 5.4 mi
- Reece State Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Unicoi State Park: 5.9 mi
- Duke Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
- Helton Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
- Horse Trough Falls: 5.2 mi
- Upper DeSoto Falls: 5.2 mi
- Lower DeSoto Falls: 5.4 mi
- Smokey and the Bandit: 4.3 mi
- Charlemagne's Kingdom: 5.3 mi
- Pirates Cove Adventure Golf: 5.7 mi
- Bavarian Mountain Miniature Golf and Arcade: 6.0 mi
- Cool River Tubing Company: 6.2 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 1.3 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 4.5 mi
- White Church: 8.2 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 15.2 mi
- Mcdonalds House: 15.4 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 6.4 mi
- White County History Museum: 9.4 mi
- Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 9.4 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 13.0 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 15.9 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 3.2 mi
- Grimes Nose: 8.9 mi
- Blue Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Sheep Nose: 17.4 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 24.5 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 2.0 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 2.5 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 14.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 20.0 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 11.4 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 14.8 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 17.1 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 18.6 mi
- Big Red Apple: 22.3 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 23.0 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 23.0 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 23.0 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 7.0 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 15.0 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Raven Cliff Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Mountain | W 280° | 1,355 m | 6.5 mi |
| Horsetrough Mountain | N 7° | 1,225 m | 5.5 mi |
| Cowrock | W 268° | 1,170 m | 1.9 mi |
| Levelland Mountain | W 277° | 1,160 m | 4.3 mi |
| Green Cliff Top | W 272° | 1,153 m | 2.0 mi |
| Wolf Laurel Top | W 273° | 1,151 m | 2.9 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | WSW 253° | 1,127 m | 0.9 mi |
| Strawberry Top | NNW 345° | 1,126 m | 1.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:15 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helen, 6 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 171 | 189 | 193 | 185 | 150 | 113 | 94.9 | 85.3 | 81.8 | 85.4 | 104 | 147 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Chattahoochee River AT Helen, GA, 6 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/358715503
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