Twin Falls
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Twin Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 922 m. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the north-northeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Joe Pack Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Whitewater Way passes 0.5 miles off.
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 2.4 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 5.2 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 10.5 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Rainbow Falls · 3 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 3 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 3 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Joe Pack Falls: 0.1 mi
- Bestos Falls: 0.3 mi
- White Owl Falls: 0.7 mi
- Tumblin' Fun Falls: 0.7 mi
- Slippery Witch Falls: 0.8 mi
- Rainy Knobs: 1.1 mi
- Bearpen Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Buck Knob: 1.5 mi
- Sassafras Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Rocky Knobs: 1.7 mi
- Silver Run Falls: 3.4 mi
- McKinney Meadow: 5.3 mi
- Cashiers Village Green Park: 5.7 mi
- Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Bootleg Access Area: 7.6 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 6.3 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 7.1 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 9.1 mi
- Sunset Rock: 10.4 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 8.9 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 14.0 mi
- Chattooga Town: 15.0 mi
- Oconee Station: 16.5 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 16.5 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 10.4 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 18.5 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 18.7 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 18.7 mi
- World of Energy: 20.5 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 10.9 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 16.4 mi
- M1: 18.8 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 20.4 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 21.6 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 10.9 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 18.2 mi
- Common Gardening: 19.0 mi
- Common Gardening: 19.0 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 19.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 21.8 mi
- Ear: 18.3 mi
- Chalice: 18.7 mi
- American Eclipse: 18.8 mi
- Wi: 18.8 mi
- Moai Statue: 23.7 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 6.1 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 9.2 mi
- North Beach: 17.5 mi
- South Beach: 18.9 mi
- Cool Spring: 7.3 mi
- Moody Spring: 10.3 mi
- Indian Spring: 25.0 mi
- South: 18.9 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Twin Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxaway Mountain | NNE 21° | 1,452 m | 3.9 mi |
| Cold Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,414 m | 6.1 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,401 m | 3.5 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | N 355° | 1,392 m | 4.1 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | N 355° | 1,386 m | 4.1 mi |
| Laurel Knob | NNW 333° | 1,380 m | 5.8 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | N 351° | 1,370 m | 6.6 mi |
| Panthertail Mountain | NNE 17° | 1,365 m | 6.2 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 | 19:30 |
| 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 | 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, 4 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, 10 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/405339117
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