Upper Bear Creek Falls is a waterfall on Bear Creek in Fulton County, Georgia, in the Piedmont region, with a total height of about 25 feet. It lies about 2.2 miles southwest of South Fulton as the crow flies.
At 25 feet it is on the modest side for Georgia, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 44.5 feet; it ranks 57th of 80.
The Piedmont is rolling upland between the Appalachians and the coastal plain, with mixed oak-pine forest, farmland and expanding cities. Waterfalls mark the fall line and the rocky beds of rivers crossing hard crystalline rock. Bear Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Upper Bear Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 3 recorded waterfalls in Fulton County. Little Bear Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Henry Mill Falls, is about 1.6 miles away.
Upper Bear Creek Falls is located at 33.5764° N, 84.7057° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.