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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: 42
  • 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
  • SPMS Billboard: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 33
  • 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: 13
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 12.0 mi
  • Beall Street Community Gardens: 17.9 mi
  • Community Gardens: 17.9 mi
  • Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 20.2 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 8.6 miles of Upper Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grandmother MountainN 9°1,408 m7.2 mi
Spanish Oak MountainNNW 330°1,381 m8.6 mi
Moore MountainN 350°1,344 m8.3 mi
Little BaldN 8°1,307 m6.6 mi
Humpback MountainW 259°1,295 m5.6 mi
Hawshaw MountainNW 325°1,295 m7.2 mi
Buck HillWNW 292°1,295 m7.9 mi
Ball Ground MountainWNW 288°1,294 m2.2 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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