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Walkingstick Falls

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Elevation, modelled
874 m
Tallest summit within 5.9 miles
Shortoff Mountain1,521 m · 5.2 mi
Nearest byway
Waterfall Byway2.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:51local time
Coordinates
35.0344, -83.1613
Walkingstick Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Walkingstick Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled 874 m. Shortoff Mountain stands 1,521 m to the north-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Walkingstick Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shortoff MountainNNW 348°1,521 m5.2 mi
Whiteside MountainNNE 22°1,489 m3.5 mi
Goat KnobN 349°1,418 m5.8 mi
Cole MountainNNW 338°1,417 m5.6 mi
Satulah MountainW 275°1,377 m1.7 mi
Terrapin MountainENE 73°1,357 m4.1 mi
Rattlesnake KnobNW 322°1,333 m5.3 mi
Blackrock MountainNNE 23°1,328 m1.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 17
Attractions: 8
Artworks: 7
Beaches: 4
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:2020:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3816:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643505865686661524236
Precip in8.06.97.67.06.67.27.17.18.06.57.88.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, 3 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Feb, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs255265221227208142145138126153152238

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Chattooga River AT Burrells Ford, NR Pine Mtn, GA, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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