Gilreath Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Rocky Creek in Wilkes County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 6.6 miles southeast of Moravian Falls and roughly 46.2 miles north of Huntersville as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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 16 recorded waterfalls in Wilkes County. Moravian Falls, a 42-foot tiered waterfall, is about 6.7 miles away. Boone Falls, a 60-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 10.2 miles away. Carter Falls, a 50-foot slide waterfall, is about 19.6 miles away.
Gilreath Falls is located at 36.0520° N, 81.0782° 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.