Roaring Fork Falls
Roaring Fork Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 919 m. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the west, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Laurel Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Roaring Fork Falls, also called Roaring Creek Falls, is a waterfall in the Pisgah National Forest, in North Carolina.
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Wikidata Q38282, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 11.5 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 12.5 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 14.5 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Laurel Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Crisawn Knob: 2.2 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Sams Knob: 2.8 mi
- Stones Knob: 2.9 mi
- Setrock Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
- Curtis Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
- Lower Middle Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- Squawroot Falls: 3.3 mi
- Middle Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
- Toe River Campground: 7.8 mi
- Andrews Geyser: 8.1 mi
- Old Fort Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Greenlee Park: 9.4 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 9.0 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 9.0 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 9.1 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 10.2 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Friends: 12.4 mi
- Stream: 12.4 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 12.4 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 12.4 mi
- Rock Bridge: 12.4 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 2.4 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 9.2 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 11.1 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 13.4 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 14.2 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 4.2 mi
- Historic Carson House: 8.9 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 9.1 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 9.2 mi
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 10.2 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 4.3 mi
- Terrace garden: 5.6 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 5.6 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 12.7 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 13.4 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 8.6 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 17.7 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 22.8 mi
- Roan High Bluff: 23.1 mi
- Coltens Cliff: 24.1 mi
- Rocky Knob: 6.8 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 10.0 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 11.1 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 20.9 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 22.3 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 5.8 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 5.8 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 13.5 mi
- Gully Pipe: 17.0 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 17.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 12.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 12.8 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 23.3 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 3.2 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 4.1 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 12.7 mi
- Boat beach: 17.6 mi
- Swimming beach: 17.6 mi
- Lost Cove: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Roaring Fork Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mitchell | W 275° | 2,038 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Craig | WNW 287° | 2,023 m | 4.1 mi |
| Balsam Cone | WNW 299° | 2,007 m | 4.1 mi |
| Big Tom | WNW 290° | 2,002 m | 4.1 mi |
| Cattail Peak | NW 305° | 1,986 m | 4.5 mi |
| Clingmans Peak | WSW 252° | 1,981 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Gibbes | WSW 254° | 1,971 m | 5.5 mi |
| Potato Knob | WSW 249° | 1,946 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 32 | 41 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 54 | 45 | 36 | 30 |
| Precip in | 7.5 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mitchell, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 164 | 174 | 202 | 184 | 163 | 123 | 88.6 | 96.9 | 145 | 130 | 140 | 146 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge South Toe River Near Celo, NC, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element node/554242324
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