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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
Peaks
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
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 9
Attractions: 9
Gardens: 8
  • Brevard Community Garden: 17.9 mi
  • Common Gardening: 18.6 mi
  • Common Gardening: 18.6 mi
  • Cullowhee Community Garden: 19.6 mi
  • Rose Garden: 21.2 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Ear: 18.8 mi
  • Chalice: 19.2 mi
  • American Eclipse: 19.3 mi
  • Wi: 19.3 mi
  • Moai Statue: 24.1 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 MountainNNE 12°1,452 m3.9 mi
Cold MountainN 6°1,414 m6.2 mi
Chimneytop MountainWNW 295°1,401 m4.2 mi
Little Hogback MountainNNW 347°1,392 m4.4 mi
Hogback MountainNNW 347°1,386 m4.4 mi
Laurel KnobNNW 329°1,380 m6.3 mi
Blackrock MountainNNW 346°1,370 m6.9 mi
Panthertail MountainNNE 11°1,365 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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