Walker Falls
Walker Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1,158 m. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the east, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Walker Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
Walker Falls is a 45-foot cascading waterfall in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Its ease of access makes it a popular destination for waterfall hunters. It is in a region of Buncombe County that has a large number of small waterfalls and several larger falls.
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Wikidata Q37429, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 10.1 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 11.1 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 12.8 mi off the French Broad Overview
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Walker Knob: 1.1 mi
- Point Misery: 1.3 mi
- Little Butt: 1.5 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Locust Knob: 1.9 mi
- Welsh Field: 8.2 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area: 9.1 mi
- Lake Tomahawk Park: 9.4 mi
- Andrews Geyser: 9.7 mi
- Town Square: 9.7 mi
- Glassmine Falls: 1.9 mi
- Douglas Falls: 2.7 mi
- Cascades Falls: 3.1 mi
- Mitchell Falls: 4.2 mi
- Falling Water Branch Falls: 4.3 mi
- Tennis Court: 8.3 mi
- Spring House: 8.3 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 8.3 mi
- Tool Shed: 8.3 mi
- Potato House: 8.3 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 9.5 mi
- Terrace garden: 9.5 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 10.4 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 11.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 10.8 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 11.5 mi
- Friends: 11.5 mi
- Stream: 11.5 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 11.5 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 5.0 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 9.8 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 11.6 mi
- McElroy House: 11.6 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 12.0 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 4.4 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 5.6 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 11.4 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 13.1 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 15.5 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 2.9 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 5.2 mi
- Rocky Knob: 5.6 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 14.2 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 17.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 20.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 20.4 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 6.6 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 19.5 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 23.2 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 24.8 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 5.7 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 6.2 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 11.8 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 5.1 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 9.1 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 19.4 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 24.3 mi
- Lost Cove: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Walker Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mitchell | E 83° | 2,038 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Craig | ENE 74° | 2,023 m | 5.4 mi |
| Big Tom | ENE 72° | 2,002 m | 5.5 mi |
| Clingmans Peak | ESE 111° | 1,981 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Gibbes | ESE 107° | 1,971 m | 4.0 mi |
| Potato Knob | ESE 117° | 1,946 m | 3.9 mi |
| Hallback | E 96° | 1,923 m | 4.4 mi |
| Blackstock Knob | ESE 121° | 1,910 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:41 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 32 | 41 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 54 | 45 | 36 | 30 |
| Precip in | 7.5 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mitchell, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May, Sep — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 57.1 | 56.0 | 60.0 | 56.3 | 52.7 | 33.0 | 26.0 | 27.3 | 47.4 | 30.3 | 35.3 | 49.6 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge North Fork Swannanoa River Near Walkertown, NC, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/10197856552
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 17 mi
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