Upper Thompson Ridge Falls
Transylvania County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Transylvania County, North Carolina
- Ground elevation
- About 3,744 ft above sea level
- 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.
Upper Thompson Ridge Falls is mapped in Transylvania County, North Carolina, 10.1 miles northwest of Etowah. 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.
Nearby named trails
- Thompson Creek
These paths are mapped within 250 metres (about 820 feet) of the waterfall. A connection to a viewpoint has not been verified.
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 0.9 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.
- Lower Thompson Ridge FallsTransylvania County, NC0.1 miSE
- Bradley Creek FallsPartial guide: the last stretch is off trail with no marked path, and road access to the trailhead may be closedTransylvania County, NC0.5 miE
Little Barnett Branch Trail FallsPartial: maintained trail; the sources do not name this upper fallsTransylvania County, NC2.0 miSW
Barnett Branch Trail FallsShort national forest trail walk to fallsTransylvania County, NC2.0 miSW- Cradle FallsTransylvania County, NC2.2 miSW
- Billy Branch FallsGated forest road and riverside trail; unmarked side path at the endTransylvania County, NC2.4 miS
- Bee Branch FallsNational forest trail plus a short off-trail sectionHenderson County, NC2.6 miNE
- Pigeon Branch FallsPartial guide: off-trail route; the waterfall position is not publishedTransylvania County, NC2.9 miSW
- Slate Rock Creek FallsPartial guide: road to the trailhead listed as closed after Hurricane HeleneHenderson County, NC3.0 miE