Upper Whitewater Falls, Pisgah National Forest

Name: Upper Whitewater Falls
Address: Pisgah National Forest, United States

#2 among attractions in Pisgah National Forest

Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall, Top attraction

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Upper Whitewater Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina on the Whitewater River. As with most of North Carolina's waterfalls, it is in the mountainous area of the state. There is a cluster of falls in the area where the borders of Georgia and the Carolinas come together. Whitewater Falls is part of that group, very close to the South Carolina border. ()

Height: 411 ftCoordinates: 35°2'10"N, 83°1'4"W

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Pisgah National Forest United States

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Upper Whitewater Falls – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rainbow Falls, Turtleback Falls, Kings Creek Falls, Foothills Trail.

4.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Rainbow Falls, Pisgah National Forest
122 min walk • Rainbow Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard. The falls is located on the Horsepasture River. It is on Pisgah National Forest land just outside Gorges State Park.
4.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Turtleback Falls, Pisgah National Forest
124 min walk • Turtleback Falls, also called Umbrella Falls, is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Rosman. The falls is located on the Horsepasture River in the Pisgah National Forest.
7.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Kings Creek Falls, Sumter National Forest
183 min walk • Kings Creek Falls, located near Long Creek, South Carolina, is a waterfall in the Oconee District of the Sumter National Forest. Kings Creek is a tributary of the Chatooga River, and the falls are located off a short spur from the Foothills Trail.
2.4 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Foothills Trail, Sumter National Forest
62 min walk • The Foothills Trail is a 76-mile National Recreation Trail in South and North Carolina, United States, for recreational hiking and backpacking. It extends from Table Rock State Park to Oconee State Park.
4.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Drift Falls, Pisgah National Forest
123 min walk • Drift Falls, also known as Bust-Yer-Butt Falls and Driftwood Falls, is a waterfall located on private property Hwt 64 macon County, North Carolina.
7.1 miNW
35°6'38"N • 83°6'16"W
The Village Green, Cashiers
181 min walk • Park, City hall
~1810 ftE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Corbin Creek Falls, Pisgah National Forest
9 min walk • Corbin Creek Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina on Corbin Creek near Upper Whitewater Falls. As with most of North Carolina's waterfalls, it is in the mountainous area of the state.
5.7 miSW
View point
Ellicott's Rock, Ellicott Rock Wilderness
145 min walk • Ellicott’s Rock is a survey marker placed in 1811 by Andrew Ellicott as part of his survey to resolve the boundary dispute between the U.S. states of Georgia and North Carolina. The boundary dispute involved a brief armed conflict between the two called the Walton War, followed by an 1807 survey that Georgia refused to accept.