Wright Creek Falls is a waterfall on Wright Creek in Graham County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 65 feet. It lies about 11.6 miles northwest of Andrews and roughly 44.1 miles south of Knoxville as the crow flies.
At 65 feet it is taller than the typical North Carolina waterfall of about 50 feet, ranking 108th of 288 with a recorded height.
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.
There are 12 recorded waterfalls in Graham County. Lower Cold Branch Falls, 30 feet high, is about 2.3 miles away. Upper Cold Branch Falls, a 30-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2.4 miles away. Wolf Laurel Branch Falls, is about 2.5 miles away.
Wright Creek Falls is located at 35.3235° N, 83.9656° 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.