South River Falls
South River Falls is a waterfall in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 649 m. Fork Mountain stands 1,172 m to the north-northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is South River Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.0 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 0.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 27 m
- Elevation
- 649 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 18.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- South River Overlook · 1 mi
- Baldface Mountain Overlook · 1 mi
- Bald Face Mountain Overlook · 1 mi
- Hensley Hollow Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stonewall Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
- Greene County Park: 8.4 mi
- Hoover Ridge Football Complex: 12.9 mi
- Hoover Ridge Sand Volleyball Court: 12.9 mi
- Hoover Ridge Baseball Complex: 13.1 mi
- Saddleback Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Bald Face Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Dean Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Abrams Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Huckleberry Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Upper Pocosin Mission: 1.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Shenandoah Displacement momunment: 7.0 mi
- Five Tents: 8.8 mi
- CCC Camp: 10.2 mi
- Love: 19.7 mi
- James Madison: 20.5 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 20.5 mi
- World War Memorial: 20.6 mi
- James Madison statue: 20.6 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 6.6 mi
- Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 9.9 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 13.4 mi
- Dukes of Hazard Museum: 18.5 mi
- Toy Town Junction: 19.7 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 2.0 mi
- Cedar Falls: 2.5 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
- Upper Big Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
- Naked Creek Falls: 8.2 mi
- ISAT Patio: 20.0 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 20.0 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 21.2 mi
- Heishman Garden: 21.6 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 22.6 mi
- Elkton Spring: 5.8 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 7.5 mi
- Lewis Spring: 10.2 mi
- Davids Spring: 11.0 mi
- Rockingham springs: 12.2 mi
- Fear Forest: 16.9 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 18.5 mi
- Luray Caverns: 19.6 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 19.8 mi
- The Garden Maze: 19.8 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 8.5 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 10.9 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 15.5 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 18.9 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 2.1 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 13.7 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 19.8 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 23.9 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 24.5 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 11.7 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 13.4 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 18.4 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 15.3 mi
- Canada: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of South River Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fork Mountain | NNE 34° | 1,172 m | 8.3 mi |
| Hazeltop | NNE 21° | 1,149 m | 7.3 mi |
| Hightop | SW 223° | 1,091 m | 4.0 mi |
| Lewis Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,087 m | 3.9 mi |
| Bearfence Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,083 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | NE 47° | 1,066 m | 6.2 mi |
| Jones Mountain | NE 37° | 1,061 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bald Face Mountain | NW 324° | 1,027 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:16 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 10 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/445502073
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 9 mi
- Charlottesville · 24 mi
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