Riley Moore Falls
Riley Moore Falls is a waterfall in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 255 m. Rainy Mountain stands 888 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Wells Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 7.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 3.6 m
- Width
- 30 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 7.4 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 11.3 mi off the Savannah River Scenic Byway, National
- 21.5 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 22 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 22 mi
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 23 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wells Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Nancy Long Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Rich Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Rider Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Poor Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
- Double Branch Falls: 4.0 mi
- Bone Camp Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
- Chau Ram Falls: 4.5 mi
- Chauga River Scenic Area: 3.2 mi
- Chau Ram County Park: 4.4 mi
- City Park: 6.0 mi
- City Square: 6.6 mi
- Kaufmann Square Park: 6.6 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 1.6 mi
- Site of Westminster Speedway: 4.7 mi
- Colonel Cleveland Monument: 8.9 mi
- Oconee Station: 9.5 mi
- Chattooga Town: 11.7 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 6.5 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 6.5 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 6.6 mi
- Oconee History Museum's General Store Museum: 7.0 mi
- Travelers Rest: 9.7 mi
- All In: 19.3 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 19.8 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 19.9 mi
- Six Degrees of Freedom: 19.9 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 19.9 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 6.6 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 17.8 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 18.6 mi
- Howard's Rock: 19.6 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 19.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 17.3 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 18.4 mi
- The Catstairs: 20.8 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 20.9 mi
- Sunset Rock: 21.1 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 14.1 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 20.5 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 20.5 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 21.6 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 22.1 mi
- South Beach: 15.6 mi
- North Beach: 16.5 mi
- East Beach: 19.0 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 21.8 mi
- Common Gardening: 15.9 mi
- Common Gardening: 15.9 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- Moody Spring: 15.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 19.0 mi
- South: 15.6 mi
- Tugaloo State Park: 17.9 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 85 South: 19.6 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 19.7 mi
- Burton: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Riley Moore Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainy Mountain | NW 316° | 888 m | 11.7 mi |
| Pollywah Knob | NNW 333° | 793 m | 11.6 mi |
| Big Stakey Mountain | NNE 13° | 790 m | 12.1 mi |
| Oakey Top | N 352° | 783 m | 12.1 mi |
| Russell Mountain | N 3° | 770 m | 11.0 mi |
| Morton Mountain | NNE 17° | 746 m | 12.9 mi |
| Hickory Top | N 7° | 738 m | 11.7 mi |
| Little Stakey Mountain | N 11° | 736 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Creek, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 785 | 856 | 894 | 857 | 710 | 585 | 511 | 482 | 470 | 447 | 504 | 673 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Chattooga River Near Clayton, GA, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/3837514065
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