Glen Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Beaverdam Creek in Buncombe County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 0.7 miles east of Woodfin and roughly 2.6 miles north of Asheville as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
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 11 recorded waterfalls in Buncombe County. Reems Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 4.1 miles away. Wolfe Branch Falls, is about 9.5 miles away. Fall Branch Falls, is about 11.1 miles away.
Glen Falls is located at 35.6362° N, 82.5694° 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.