Armstrong Creek Falls is a waterfall on Armstrong Creek in McDowell County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 9.7 miles northwest of Marion and roughly 26.2 miles northeast of Asheville as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 3 drops.
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.
McDowell County holds 11 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Roaring Fork Falls, a 45-foot cascade waterfall, is about 3.1 miles away. Crabtree Falls, a 70-foot fan waterfall, is about 3.1 miles away. Buck Creek Falls, is about 3.3 miles away.
Armstrong Creek Falls is located at 35.7750° N, 82.1400° 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 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.