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Upper Creek Falls

Upper Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Upper Creek Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 910 m. Grandmother Mountain stands 1,408 m to the north, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Windling Stair Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Height
30 m
Width
10 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.96043, -81.86350

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Upper Steels Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Newt Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Zig Zag Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Skidder Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Rip Breeches Falls: 1.8 mi
Parks
Artworks: 40
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 11.3 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 11.9 mi
  • Art & Frame Store: 11.9 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 11.9 mi
  • The Gardener: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 32
  • Linville Caverns: 5.1 mi
  • House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 8.5 mi
  • Daffodil Flats: 8.9 mi
  • Stack Rock: 9.3 mi
  • Linn Cove Viaduct: 9.6 mi
Museums: 23
Historic sites: 18
  • Mortimer memorial: 6.1 mi
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 9.4 mi
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 9.4 mi
  • Gillespie Gap: 12.8 mi
  • Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
Gardens: 11
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 12.0 mi
  • Beall Street Community Gardens: 17.9 mi
  • Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 20.2 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 20.3 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • Brown Mountain View: 1.7 mi
  • Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 15.6 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 23.8 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 23.8 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 23.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 8.8 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 9.2 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 10.7 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Upper Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grandmother MountainN1,408 m7.2 mi
Spanish Oak MountainNNW1,381 m8.6 mi
Moore MountainN1,344 m8.3 mi
Beacon HeightsNNE1,327 m8.7 mi
Little BaldN1,307 m6.6 mi
Humpback MountainW1,295 m5.6 mi
Hawshaw MountainNW1,295 m7.2 mi
Buck HillWNW1,295 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:39
June solstice06:1220:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3516:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343743526067716963534438
Precip in4.53.55.25.55.15.05.45.55.13.83.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spruce Pine 4 ENE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1631789399

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