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Looking Glass Falls

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Type
  
Plunge

Height
  
18 m

Phone
  
+1 828-877-3265

Total height
  
60 ft (18.3 m)

Number of drops
  
1

Looking Glass Falls

Location
  
Address
  
US-276, Brevard, NC 28712, USA

Similar
  
Pisgah National Forest, Sliding Rock, Looking Glass Rock, Moore Cove Falls, Blue Ridge Mountains

Looking Glass Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard.

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Sliding rock looking glass falls


Natural history

The name comes from nearby Looking Glass Rock, which resembles a wintertime mirror (or "looking glass") of sunlight, as water freezes on its sides and reflects the sun, and from the name of the stream from which the falls plunge, Looking Glass Creek.

Geology

The waterway is Looking Glass Creek, which flows through the Pisgah National Forest.

Visiting the Falls

The falls are open to the public and are accessible on the side of U.S. Highway 276, approximately 5.6 miles north of the intersection of 276, U.S. Highway 64, and NC Highway 280 in Brevard, North Carolina. It is an extremely popular waterfall, due to ease of access to the falls directly on the side of the road. There is a path that leads to the plunge pool.

According to local Emergency Services personnel, there have been many injuries and deaths at the falls, mainly due to individuals who rock climb near the edge of the falls and accidentally fall in the plunge pool, or persons who jump in the plunge pool. Persons who visit Looking Glass Falls should take care to respect both basic safety rules and the fragile environment that exist at the falls.

Nearby Falls

  • Slick Rock Falls
  • Moore Cove Falls
  • Sliding Rock
  • Cedar Rock Falls
  • Cove Creek Falls
  • Daniel Ridge Falls
  • Twin Falls
  • Log Hollow Falls
  • Falls on Log Hollow Branch
  • Key Falls
  • References

    Looking Glass Falls Wikipedia


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