- Elevation, modelled
- 391 m
- Tallest summit within 7.6 miles
- Toxaway Mountain1,452 m · 5.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Waterfall Byway2.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 35.0819, -82.8995
Step Around Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled 391 m. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Bearwallow Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 2.7 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Step Around Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxaway Mountain | NW 306° | 1,452 m | 5.9 mi |
| Cold Mountain | NW 320° | 1,414 m | 7.6 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | WNW 301° | 1,392 m | 7.6 mi |
| Panthertail Mountain | NW 323° | 1,365 m | 7.2 mi |
| Big Pisgah Mountain | NNW 328° | 1,342 m | 7.5 mi |
| Ravenrock Mountain | NW 315° | 1,317 m | 6.6 mi |
| Buck Knob | W 262° | 1,212 m | 7.4 mi |
| Bearpen Mountain | W 278° | 1,208 m | 6.9 mi |
- 2.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 3.7 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 5.5 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 9.1 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Gorges Overlook · 3 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 4 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 7 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lower Bearwallow Falls: 0.3 mi
- Chub Line Falls: 0.3 mi
- Eel Line Falls: 0.4 mi
- Auger Hole Falls: 0.7 mi
- Teds Falls: 0.7 mi
- Grindstone Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Frozen Knob: 2.2 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Crossroads Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Champion Park: 6.0 mi
- Bootleg Access Area: 6.6 mi
- Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 8.9 mi
- Silver Run Falls: 9.5 mi
- Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 11.6 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 11.8 mi
- Dunns Rock: 12.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 12.5 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 13.0 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 13.0 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 15.3 mi
- Camp John Rock: 15.3 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 15.7 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 16.6 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 12.6 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 14.0 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 16.5 mi
- Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts: 17.5 mi
- Pickens County Museum of Art & History: 17.7 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 13.6 mi
- M1: 14.0 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 15.4 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 17.5 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 19.3 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 13.7 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 16.6 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 17.0 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 17.5 mi
- English Garden: 17.5 mi
- Common Gardening: 18.4 mi
- Common Gardening: 18.4 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 7.8 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 8.8 mi
- North Beach: 16.9 mi
- South Beach: 18.4 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- South: 18.4 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 24.3 mi
- Ear: 22.1 mi
- Chalice: 22.3 mi
- American Eclipse: 22.4 mi
- Wi: 22.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 1.2 mi
- Moody Spring: 14.3 mi
- Indian Spring: 23.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 3 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 290 | 314 | 322 | 317 | 264 | 214 | 180 | 183 | 177 | 178 | 205 | 256 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge French Broad River AT Rosman, NC, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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