North Carolina

Looking Glass Falls

24 mi from Asheville · ~40 min drive

59ft tall
≈ 18 m

Looking Glass Falls is a named waterfall in North Carolina — a 59-foot drop, about 24 miles from Asheville, NC. Full visit details below.

State: North Carolina
Nearest city: Asheville, NC · 24 mi · ~40 min drive
Height: 59 ft (18 m)
Coordinates: 35.2962°, -82.7688°

From Wikipedia: Looking Glass Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Looking Glass Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Visiting Looking Glass Falls

Trip planning

The exact location is at 35.2962°, -82.7688° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.

Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.

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