Rufus Morgan Waterfall
Rufus Morgan Waterfall is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1,106 m. Wine Spring Bald stands 1,661 m to the northwest, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Mountain Waters Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 18.3 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 1.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 11.3 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shute Cove Overlook · 25 mi
- Hooper Point Overlook · 28 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook · 29 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sheep Knob: 0.7 mi
- Panther Knob: 1.1 mi
- Siler Bald: 1.7 mi
- Thorn Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 2.0 mi
- Camp Branch Falls: 1.8 mi
- Upper Camp Branch Falls: 1.8 mi
- Shot Pouch Falls: 1.9 mi
- Crawford Cove Falls: 2.1 mi
- Factory Branch Falls: 4.0 mi
- Parker Meadows Park: 5.2 mi
- Franklin RV Park: 8.8 mi
- Macon County Veterns Memorial Park: 9.0 mi
- Nantahala Game Lands: 9.4 mi
- Franklin Memorial Park: 9.4 mi
- Ramsey Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Winding Stairs: 11.6 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 12.0 mi
- The Jump-up: 14.5 mi
- Cullasaja Gorge: 15.7 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 3.8 mi
- Turbine: 15.9 mi
- Cherokee Homestead Exhibit: 16.8 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 16.9 mi
- Fishing Hole Rock: 17.4 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 9.8 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 9.9 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 18.1 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 19.2 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 19.2 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 18.0 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 20.0 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 20.5 mi
- Catamount Statue: 23.4 mi
- Ear: 23.4 mi
- American Eclipse: 23.9 mi
- Chalice: 23.9 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 24.1 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 24.3 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 6.6 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 19.2 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 20.7 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 21.0 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 21.1 mi
- Franklin Garden: 9.8 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 11.4 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 17.4 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 24.2 mi
- Wine Spring: 2.9 mi
- Big Spring: 7.0 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 22.8 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 9.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Rufus Morgan Waterfall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wine Spring Bald | NW 319° | 1,661 m | 2.8 mi |
| Wayah Bald | NNW 345° | 1,626 m | 2.7 mi |
| Rocky Bald | NW 319° | 1,623 m | 4.2 mi |
| Copper Ridge Bald | N 354° | 1,601 m | 6.5 mi |
| Siler Bald | W 262° | 1,589 m | 1.7 mi |
| Albert Mountain | SSE 147° | 1,589 m | 7.4 mi |
| Tellico Bald | N 355° | 1,562 m | 7.0 mi |
| Burningtown Bald | N 353° | 1,553 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:15 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
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 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 7.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coweeta EXP STN, 9 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 | 285 | 321 | 309 | 277 | 223 | 172 | 141 | 125 | 118 | 122 | 157 | 235 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Nantahala River Near Rainbow Springs, NC, 4 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/3886519020
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