Linn Cove Branch Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Linn Cove Branch in Avery County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 5.3 miles southwest of Foscoe and roughly 33.8 miles southeast of Johnson City as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
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 19 recorded waterfalls in Avery County. Wilson Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Stack Rock Creek Falls, a cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Little Wilson Creek Falls, a slide waterfall, is about 1 miles away.
Linn Cove Branch Falls is located at 36.0941° N, 81.8122° 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.