Shunkawauken Falls
Shunkawauken Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 755 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,208 m to the north-northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Horse Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
The story
Shunkawauken Falls is a 150 ft (46 m) waterfall located in Polk County, near Columbus, North Carolina. The falls are fed by a pond a few metres upstream. It is a local attraction, although it is located on private property. According to local lore, a Native American chief named Shunkawauken lived in this area in the 1800s. The falls, previously named Horse Creek Falls, were renamed in his memory in 1891.
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Wikidata Q115111130, matched on coordinates and name (65 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 45 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 10.5 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 11.9 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 11 mi
- Opera Box · 11 mi
- Devil's Head · 11 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lower Horse Creek Falls: 0.2 mi
- Fungi Falls: 2.1 mi
- Rainy Falls: 2.8 mi
- Green Grotto Falls: 2.8 mi
- Turtle Rock Falls: 3.1 mi
- Stearns Park: 1.6 mi
- Veterans Park: 1.7 mi
- James R. Gibson Park: 1.9 mi
- Polk County Recreation Complex: 2.6 mi
- Searcy Field: 3.7 mi
- White Oak Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Foster Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Tryon Peak: 1.7 mi
- Little White Oak Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Fox Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 1.7 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 1.7 mi
- Blockhouse marker: 5.3 mi
- Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 7.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 8.5 mi
- House of Flags: 1.7 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 1.8 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 4.6 mi
- Landrum Depot: 6.7 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 8.0 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 6.7 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 10.6 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 11.0 mi
- Southern X793: 14.0 mi
- Historical Downtown: 14.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Worlds Edge: 8.9 mi
- The Pinnacles: 9.4 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 9.6 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 10.8 mi
- Orange Bear: 7.0 mi
- Globe: 8.3 mi
- Maria: 16.0 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 19.9 mi
- Chicken Statue: 22.4 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 10.0 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 12.9 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 13.2 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 16.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 12.5 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 19.5 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 22.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 23.8 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Lenox Spring: 14.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 15.9 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 22.5 mi
- Chick Springs: 24.1 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Shunkawauken Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 342° | 1,208 m | 9.7 mi |
| Stony Mountain | NNW 342° | 1,039 m | 10.6 mi |
| Poplar Mountain | NNW 335° | 991 m | 9.0 mi |
| Tryon Peak | WSW 255° | 986 m | 1.7 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SSW 212° | 978 m | 8.2 mi |
| Wildcat Spur | NNW 340° | 971 m | 7.5 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | N 2° | 940 m | 0.6 mi |
| Cliffield Mountain | NW 316° | 918 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3828787892
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 29 mi
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