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Schoolhouse Falls

North Carolina

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Schoolhouse Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, 3654 feet elevation. It is reached by the Panthertown Valley trail, a public trail with 4617 feet of elevation gain over 2.3 miles.

Waterfall Facts

Elevation

3,654 ft

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Schoolhouse Falls

North Carolina

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Lake Toxaway 2 Sw, NC weather station, 5.6 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan46° high27° low
  2. Feb50° high29° low
  3. Mar57° high35° low
  4. Apr67° high42° low
  5. May73° high51° low
  6. Jun76° high60° low
  7. Jul79° high63° low
  8. Aug77° high62° low
  9. Sep73° high56° low
  10. Oct65° high45° low
  11. Nov56° high36° low
  12. Dec49° high31° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Nearest town
Canaan, North Carolina · 0.6 mi

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Nantahala Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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