Mossy Ledge Falls
Burke County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Burke County, North Carolina
- Ground elevation
- About 2,264 ft above sea level
- Nearby mapped stream
- Buck Creek
- Land
- Pisgah National Forest
- Nearby mapped access
- Unnamed parking area
A nearby mapped parking area or trailhead may not connect to this waterfall. Confirm the route and public access before travelling.
Mossy Ledge Falls is mapped in Burke County, North Carolina, 11.2 miles east of Spruce Pine. This entry shows its location and nearby mapped places; a visitor route has not been confirmed.
About this location
Land & access
The land ownership record at this location lists Pisgah National Forest. The listed manager is U.S. Forest Service. The land record lists public access. Check the manager’s current visitor information for permitted routes and closures.
Water & terrain
Buck Creek is mapped within 60 metres (about 200 feet) of the waterfall. Proximity alone does not confirm which stream feeds the falls.
Ground elevation is the land’s height above sea level, not the waterfall’s drop.
Sources for these details
Nearby streams and paths: OpenStreetMap. Land names: USGS PAD-US ownership records, with planning boundaries used only where ownership has no usable name. Ground elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program.
Map records do not verify a walking route or current access conditions.
Before you make the trip
The closest mapped parking is 0.8 mi away in a straight line. This is not a walking distance.
Trail length, parking rules and current conditions have not been confirmed for this entry.
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Mossy Chute FallsBurke County, NC0.9 miNE
- Buck Creek FallsBurke County, NC1.0 miNE
- Orange Rock FallsBurke County, NC1.1 miNE
- Steels Creek FallsNational forest trail; creek crossing and steep scramble to the viewBurke County, NC1.4 miNE
- Gingercake Creek FallsBurke County, NC1.5 miN
- Beverly Hillbilly FallsNational forest trail then a creek walk; exact location not confirmed by a sourceBurke County, NC1.7 miNE
- Teacups FallsPartial guide: exact waterfall and total distance not confirmed; creek wade and scramblesBurke County, NC1.8 miNE
- Cathedral FallsWilderness trails to a view across the riverBurke County, NC1.8 miW
- Rip Breeches FallsBurke County, NC2.4 miN