Upper Bear Creek Falls is a waterfall on Bear Creek in Transylvania County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 16 miles southwest of Brevard and roughly 33.8 miles northwest of Greenville as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
The Blue Ridge is the highest part of the southern Appalachians, a range of forested peaks and coves with oak, hickory, tulip poplar and hemlock and spruce-fir on the summits, in one of the wettest climates in the East. Steep mountain streams drop over granite, gneiss and quartzite ledges, giving the region hundreds of waterfalls. Bear Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Transylvania County holds 133 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Lower Bear Creek Falls, a cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Robinson Branch Falls, 40 feet high, is under a mile away. Bearwallow Creek Falls, a 45-foot slide waterfall, is about 1.3 miles away.
Upper Bear Creek Falls is located at 35.0670° N, 82.9303° 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 exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.