Silver Run Falls
Silver Run Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1,022 m. Whiteside Mountain stands 1,489 m to the west-northwest, 4.3 miles off. Whitewater Way passes 3.1 miles off.
The story
Silver Run Falls is a 25-foot waterfall a few miles from the town of Cashiers, North Carolina. The parking area, trail to the falls, and the falls are all within the Nantahala National Forest. It is popular with locals and tourists alike. The falls are located after a mostly flat 0.4 mile out and back trail. Additionally, there is a second secret falls located above Silver Run. On the left side of the cliff face of the falls, just inside the woods, there is a slope of granite with many roots for handholds leading to the top of the falls. Follow the trail up top until you hear the second falls on your right.
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Wikidata Q7516279, matched on coordinates and name (27 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 8 m
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 3.6 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 3.8 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 7.5 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 4 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 4 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 6 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Silver Run Falls: 0.0 mi
- McKinney Meadow: 3.2 mi
- Cashiers Village Green Park: 3.8 mi
- Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Whiteside Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Upper Silver Run Falls: 0.1 mi
- Doghobble Falls: 0.2 mi
- Coyote Falls: 0.5 mi
- Nasty Falls: 1.4 mi
- Democrat Canyon Falls: 1.4 mi
- Little Terrapin Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Coldsides Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Heady Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Terrapin Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Sassafras Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 3.8 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 5.8 mi
- Sunset Rock: 7.0 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 7.4 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 7.0 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 18.0 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 19.5 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 19.6 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 20.4 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Chattooga Town: 12.4 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 12.8 mi
- Oconee Station: 15.2 mi
- Catamount Statue: 18.1 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 11.5 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 16.4 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 19.2 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 20.4 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 20.9 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 18.6 mi
- Common Gardening: 19.3 mi
- Common Gardening: 19.3 mi
- Franklin Garden: 19.6 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 21.4 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 7.6 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 15.6 mi
- Ear: 17.6 mi
- Chalice: 18.1 mi
- American Eclipse: 18.2 mi
- Wi: 18.2 mi
- Moai Statue: 23.0 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 7.6 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 10.8 mi
- North Beach: 17.9 mi
- South Beach: 19.2 mi
- Moody Spring: 8.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 10.5 mi
- Big Spring: 23.4 mi
- South: 19.2 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Silver Run Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteside Mountain | WNW 284° | 1,489 m | 4.3 mi |
| Toxaway Mountain | NE 45° | 1,452 m | 6.5 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | N 1° | 1,401 m | 2.5 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | NNE 30° | 1,392 m | 5.8 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,386 m | 5.8 mi |
| Laurel Knob | N 5° | 1,380 m | 6.1 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | WSW 236° | 1,357 m | 1.8 mi |
| Double Knob | N 359° | 1,351 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 6 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 | 255 | 265 | 221 | 227 | 208 | 142 | 145 | 138 | 126 | 153 | 152 | 238 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Chattooga River AT Burrells Ford, NR Pine Mtn, GA, 7 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/3237431780
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