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Upper Falls

North Carolina

About

Upper Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina at 5346 ft elevation. It is reached by the Upper Falls trail, a 1.9-mile public trail with 438 ft elevation gain.

Waterfall Facts

Elevation

5,346 ft

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

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Location

Upper 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
Big East Fork, North Carolina · 4.2 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)

    Upper Falls — Waterfall in North Carolina | Roamze