Slick Rock Falls
Slick Rock Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 812 m. Black Balsam Knob stands 1,890 m to the west-northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Slick Rock Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
Slick Rock Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard.
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Wikidata Q7540272, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 1.2 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 2.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 10.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Looking Glass Rock Overlook · 3 mi
- Log Hollow Overlook (MP 416.6) · 3 mi
- East Fork Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lower Slick Rock Falls: 0.1 mi
- Transylvania Falls: 0.2 mi
- Middle Rockhouse Creek Falls: 0.3 mi
- Upper Rockhouse Creek Falls: 0.5 mi
- Lower Rockhouse Creek Falls: 0.5 mi
- Looking Glass Rock: 0.8 mi
- John Rock: 1.2 mi
- Bennett Knob: 1.7 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 2.1 mi
- Coontree Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Cradle of Forestry in America: 4.1 mi
- City of Brevard Sports Complex: 5.6 mi
- Franklin Park: 5.8 mi
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 5.8 mi
- Champion Park: 10.4 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 17.3 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 17.5 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 17.6 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 17.6 mi
- Camp John Rock: 0.7 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 6.1 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 8.8 mi
- Ferin Fire Tower: 13.5 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 16.3 mi
- Berm Park: 16.6 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 19.1 mi
- Chalice: 21.5 mi
- American Eclipse: 21.6 mi
- Wi: 21.7 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 4.1 mi
- M1: 5.6 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 15.1 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 16.1 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 16.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 8.6 mi
- Dunns Rock: 8.8 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 10.3 mi
- Bald Cliff: 14.3 mi
- River Cliffs: 14.4 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 4.1 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 5.3 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 16.7 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 16.8 mi
- Shook Museum: 17.8 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 7.7 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 9.9 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 18.5 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 20.4 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 8.6 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 15.0 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 16.2 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 23.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 15.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 17.2 mi
- Lenox Spring: 18.5 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 12.4 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Slick Rock Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Balsam Knob | WNW 299° | 1,890 m | 5.0 mi |
| Tennent Mountain | NW 307° | 1,846 m | 5.0 mi |
| Grassy Cove Top | NW 316° | 1,844 m | 5.4 mi |
| Sam Knob | WNW 295° | 1,844 m | 6.0 mi |
| Shining Rock | NW 325° | 1,829 m | 6.3 mi |
| Silvermine Bald | WNW 283° | 1,822 m | 5.0 mi |
| Chestnut Bald | W 280° | 1,821 m | 5.2 mi |
| Flower Knob | NW 320° | 1,795 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 6 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 160 | 169 | 178 | 171 | 144 | 112 | 95.2 | 98.7 | 100 | 97.7 | 109 | 138 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Davidson River Near Brevard, NC, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/550805920
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 24 mi
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