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Wolf Creek Falls

Wolf Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Wolf Creek Falls is a waterfall in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 754 m. Bluff Mountain stands 1,430 m to the southeast, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Wasp, a ghost town 0.8 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 3.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
9.144 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.86645, -82.92984

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 41
Waterfalls: 23
Cliffs: 13
Historic sites: 11
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 3.7 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 5.7 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 11.5 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 14.6 mi
  • US Constitution: 14.6 mi
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 7.4 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Overlook Access: 9.0 mi
Museums: 7
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 21.0 mi
  • City Garage Car Museum: 21.1 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 21.5 mi
  • Shook Museum: 23.1 mi
  • Doak House Museum: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 4
  • French Broad Rafting: 11.6 mi
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 12.6 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 22.2 mi
  • Forbidden Caverns: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Chief Junaluska: 23.4 mi
  • Berm Park: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 23.4 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Covered bridges: 1
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Wolf Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bluff MountainSE 143°1,430 m2.2 mi
Max Patch MountainSSW 197°1,407 m5.0 mi
Tennessee BluffSSE 156°1,406 m1.9 mi
Rough KnobS 177°1,381 m8.3 mi
Rich MountainSSW 198°1,311 m3.4 mi
Laurel MountainSW 222°1,311 m4.4 mi
Meadow Fork MountainS 179°1,306 m8.4 mi
Round MountainSW 234°1,290 m2.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1620:1420:52
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3916:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249576673767670594842
Precip in3.73.34.03.84.55.24.74.93.42.42.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 6 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs3,8213,9953,6603,6683,1762,2562,3702,3622,0141,9822,0962,852

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge French Broad River AT Hot Springs, NC, 6 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/550964070

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