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Silver Ribbon Falls

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Elevation, modelled
721 m
Tallest summit within 7.3 miles
Green Knob1,534 m · 7.1 mi
Nearest byway
Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway1.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:50local time
Coordinates
35.2953, -82.6998
Silver Ribbon Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Silver Ribbon Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled 721 m. Green Knob stands 1,534 m to the northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Laughing Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Silver Ribbon Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green KnobNW 307°1,534 m7.1 mi
Black MountainNW 319°1,307 m2.9 mi
Funneltop MountainNNW 347°1,288 m5.4 mi
Rich MountainNW 309°1,247 m5.1 mi
Clawhammer MountainNW 319°1,241 m3.7 mi
Cedar Rock MountainWSW 245°1,236 m6.3 mi
Buckwheat KnobWNW 301°1,222 m5.2 mi
Looking Glass RockW 276°1,209 m5.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 16
Artworks: 14
Springs: 3
Beaches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3616:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384147556370737267574740
Precip in5.95.05.35.35.15.55.76.25.44.95.05.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pisgah Forest 3 NE, 3 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs16016917817114411295.298.710097.7109138

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Davidson River Near Brevard, NC, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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