Cedar Rock Falls is a waterfall on Cedar Rock Creek in Transylvania County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 4.3 miles west of Brevard and roughly 29.3 miles southwest 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 12 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. Cedar Rock Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Transylvania County holds 133 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. High Falls, a 100-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Grace Falls, a 40-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Barbara Falls, a 35-foot fan waterfall, is under a mile away.
Cedar Rock Falls is located at 35.2316° N, 82.8112° 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.