Upper Wolf Mountain Falls
Jackson County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Jackson County, North Carolina
- Ground elevation
- About 4,022 ft above sea level
- Nearby mapped stream
- Wolf Creek
- Land
- Nantahala 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 Wolf Mountain Falls is mapped in Jackson County, North Carolina, 12.1 miles east of Cullowhee. 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 Nantahala 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
Wolf 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 0.5 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.
- Wolf Mountain FallsPartial: forest road, then a steep off-trail descentJackson County, NC0.2 miS
- Yellow Patch FallsPartial guide: the last part is an off-trail descent near cliffsJackson County, NC0.3 miSE
- Gage Creek FallsShort old-road walk documented by one firsthand source with GPSJackson County, NC0.7 miSW
- Upper Dill FallsShort steep path from the end of a seasonal forest roadJackson County, NC1.4 miSE
- Charley Creek FallsJackson County, NC1.4 miSW
- Dill FallsShort old-road walk from a seasonal forest road; three firsthand sources agreeJackson County, NC1.4 miSE
- Herrin Knob FallsNational forest; short road walk then off-trail bushwhackJackson County, NC1.4 miE
- Rocky Knob FallsJackson County, NC1.8 miSW
- Upper Buckeye FallsHaywood County, NC2.0 miNE