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Waterfall · North Carolina

White Owl Falls

White Owl Falls, seen from above at true elevation

White Owl Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 871 m. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the north-northeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bestos Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Whitewater Way runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Height
4 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.07651, -82.99727

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Bestos Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Tumblin' Fun Falls: 0.4 mi
  • High Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Joe Pack Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Twin Falls: 0.7 mi
Parks
  • Silver Run Falls: 3.9 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 5.9 mi
  • Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 6.4 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 7.1 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 19
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 9
Attractions: 9
Gardens: 6
Artworks: 6
  • Ear: 18.8 mi
  • Chalice: 19.2 mi
  • American Eclipse: 19.3 mi
  • Moai Statue: 24.1 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 8.7 mi
  • North Beach: 17.1 mi
  • South Beach: 18.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Moody Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Indian Spring: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of White Owl Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Toxaway MountainNNE1,452 m3.9 mi
Cold MountainN1,414 m6.2 mi
Chimneytop MountainWNW1,401 m4.2 mi
Little Hogback MountainNNW1,392 m4.4 mi
Hogback MountainNNW1,386 m4.4 mi
Laurel KnobNNW1,380 m6.3 mi
Blackrock MountainNNW1,370 m6.9 mi
Panthertail MountainNNE1,365 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:30
December solstice07:3716:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046546268717065554640
Precip in8.77.17.87.47.07.89.48.99.46.77.78.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 3 mi away.

Streamflow

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, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/408094325

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