Upper Doyles River Falls
Upper Doyles River Falls is a waterfall in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 621 m. Hightop stands 1,091 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Doyles River Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 0.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 8.5 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 17.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 18.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Doyles River Lookout · 1 mi
- Big Run Overlook · 1 mi
- Dundo Overlook · 2 mi
- Rockytop Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Flat Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Little Flat Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Pinestand Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Loft Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Port Republic Historic District: 7.7 mi
- Grand Caverns Regional Park: 7.9 mi
- Town Park: 8.3 mi
- Crimora Park: 10.6 mi
- Beaver Creek Park: 11.5 mi
- Bear Statue: 15.8 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 15.9 mi
- Mountain Man: 16.1 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 16.2 mi
- Down The Nile: 16.2 mi
- Port Republic Battle Monument: 5.9 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 7.5 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 10.2 mi
- Cross Keys Battle Monument: 10.6 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 11.9 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 8.0 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 12.3 mi
- Augusta Military Academy Museum: 15.6 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 16.1 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 16.3 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 13.3 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 16.1 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 16.2 mi
- Keunen Garden: 16.2 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 16.2 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 4.1 mi
- Rockingham springs: 11.5 mi
- Elkton Spring: 12.2 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 14.0 mi
- Seawright Springs: 16.5 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 0.2 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 1.1 mi
- Cedar Falls: 13.3 mi
- South River Falls: 14.0 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 14.0 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 2.2 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 11.0 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 14.7 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 15.9 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 16.6 mi
- Fear Forest: 10.5 mi
- Endless View Farms: 10.7 mi
- Apple Cannon: 10.7 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 18.6 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 21.9 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 1.6 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 14.9 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 24.2 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 14.4 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 14.4 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 14.6 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 21.5 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 14.6 mi
- Canada: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Upper Doyles River Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightop | NE 49° | 1,091 m | 10.0 mi |
| Big Flat Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,033 m | 1.2 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | WSW 251° | 1,025 m | 3.5 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SSW 212° | 1,010 m | 1.9 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | NE 51° | 1,006 m | 5.9 mi |
| Loft Mountain | NE 51° | 1,002 m | 2.9 mi |
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | SSW 197° | 964 m | 9.8 mi |
| Little Flat Mountain | ESE 108° | 954 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Free Union, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,203 | 1,421 | 1,761 | 1,534 | 1,250 | 896 | 549 | 590 | 703 | 705 | 795 | 1,000 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge S F Shenandoah River Near Lynnwood, VA, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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/9318861342
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 19 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 22 mi
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