Chute Falls is a waterfall on Bearwallow Creek in Transylvania County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 30 feet. It lies about 15.3 miles southwest of Brevard and roughly 34.8 miles northwest of Greenville as the crow flies.
At 30 feet it is on the modest side for North Carolina, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 50 feet; it ranks 201st of 288. The water comes down as a slide, where the water glides down a smooth, inclined rock surface.
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. Bearwallow Creek carries 6 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 45 feet.
There are 133 recorded waterfalls in Transylvania County. Pop Off Falls, a 25-foot slide waterfall, is under a mile away. Split Rock Falls, a 25-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Indian Camp Falls, a 25-foot slide waterfall, is under a mile away.
Chute Falls is located at 35.0880° N, 82.9379° 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.