Upper South Harper Creek Falls
Avery County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Avery County, North Carolina
- Ground elevation
- About 2,208 ft above sea level
- Nearby mapped stream
- Harper Creek
- Within this boundary
- Pisgah National Forest
- Nearby mapped access
- No nearby parking or trailhead recorded
A nearby mapped parking area or trailhead may not connect to this waterfall. Confirm the route and public access before travelling.
Upper South Harper Creek Falls is mapped in Avery County, North Carolina, 9.8 miles southeast of Newland. This entry shows its location and nearby mapped places; a visitor route has not been confirmed.
About this location
Land & access
The waterfall is mapped inside the boundary of Pisgah National Forest. This boundary can include private land. Public access at the waterfall has not been confirmed.
Nearby named trails
- Harper Creek Trail
These paths are mapped within 250 metres (about 820 feet) of the waterfall. A connection to a viewpoint has not been verified.
Water & terrain
Harper 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
No nearby trailhead or parking area is recorded. Check the land manager’s visitor information for a permitted route.
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.
- South Harper Creek FallsAvery County, NC0.1 miE
- Bard FallsPublished national forest trail route; creek wadeAvery County, NC1.5 miN
- Harper Creek FallsPartial: Harper Creek Trail closed after Hurricane HeleneCaldwell County, NC1.9 miE
- Burnthouse Branch FallsPartial guide: the access trail is on the Forest Service Helene closure listBurke County, NC2.1 miS
- Chestnut Cove Branch FallsNational forest trails; wading for the viewAvery County, NC2.2 miNW
- Upper Raven Cliff Falls46 ft (14 m) · Burke County, NC2.2 miS
- MIddle Raven Cliff FallsBurke County, NC2.3 miS
- Goliath Falls118 ft (36 m) · Burke County, NC2.3 miS
- Lower Raven Cliff FallsBurke County, NC2.3 miS