Murphy Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Big Crabtree Creek in Yancey County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 6.2 miles southwest of Spruce Pine and roughly 28.9 miles northeast of Asheville 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. Big Crabtree Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 10 recorded waterfalls in Yancey County. Big Crabtree Falls, an 80-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Crabtree Falls, a 70-foot fan waterfall, is about 2.3 miles away. Grassy Creek Falls, a 25-foot tiered waterfall, is about 3.2 miles away.
Murphy Falls is located at 35.8521° N, 82.1421° 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.