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Second Falls

North Carolina

About

Second Falls is a waterfall in Haywood County, North Carolina, sitting at about 4,903 feet in the Pisgah Ranger District of the National Forests in North Carolina. The nearest town is Brevard, about 8 miles away. The falls sit right next to Graveyard Fields, about 0.1 mile away, and the Graveyard Ridge Connector is about 0.3 mile off. The Upper Cove Creek Roadside Campsites are about 2 miles away. Climbers can find Looking Glass Boulders about 3 miles from the falls.

Waterfall Facts

Elevation

4,903 ft

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

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Location

Second 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

Where it is

Nearest town
Brevard, North Carolina · 8.3 mi

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

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

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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