Yellow Creek Falls
Yellow Creek Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 490 m. Huckleberry Knob stands 1,696 m to the southwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Creek Falls (Cheoah), a waterfall 2.8 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
River in Graham County, North Carolina, United States.
Wikidata Q34966118, matched on coordinates and name (299 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 8 m
How to reach it
- On the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 5.1 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 15.1 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shute Cove Overlook · 7 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 10 mi
- Hooper Point Overlook · 10 mi
- Haw Knob · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Creek Falls (Cheoah): 2.8 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
- Judy Branch Falls: 3.1 mi
- Verlie Falls: 3.2 mi
- Aiken Branch Falls: 3.6 mi
- Rock Creek Knob: 3.0 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Hazanet Knob: 4.9 mi
- Cold Spring Knob: 4.9 mi
- Sheep Wallow Knob: 5.0 mi
- Swan Cabin: 7.9 mi
- Graham County Park: 9.7 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook: 10.6 mi
- Fall Branch Scenic Area: 11.2 mi
- Double Camp Recreation Area: 11.4 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 16.3 mi
- Chota Monument: 16.7 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 21.6 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 8.0 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 8.1 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 19.4 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 21.6 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 23.2 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Morton Bluff: 14.2 mi
- The Jump-up: 15.0 mi
- Winding Stairs: 15.7 mi
- Tree of Shame: 3.8 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 5.0 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 17.6 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 18.9 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 20.1 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 14.3 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Calderwood: 7.9 mi
- Proctor: 9.7 mi
- Judson: 18.4 mi
- Elkmont: 23.6 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 20.6 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 23.5 mi
- Wine Spring: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Yellow Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckleberry Knob | SW 222° | 1,696 m | 9.1 mi |
| Hooper Bald | SW 218° | 1,650 m | 9.9 mi |
| Little Huckleberry Knob | SW 224° | 1,636 m | 8.6 mi |
| Gregory Bald | N 9° | 1,505 m | 7.1 mi |
| Gregorys Little Bald | NNE 13° | 1,452 m | 7.2 mi |
| Parson Bald | N 1° | 1,442 m | 6.7 mi |
| Strawberry Knob | WSW 241° | 1,413 m | 8.9 mi |
| Doe Knob | NNE 27° | 1,381 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tapoco, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Feb, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 264 | 399 | 315 | 289 | 285 | 138 | 124 | 103 | 112 | 104 | 140 | 266 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Cheoah River NR Bearpen Gap NR Tapoco, NC, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/548440832
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