Laurel Branch Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Laurel Branch in Buncombe County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 2.5 miles north of Fairview and roughly 9.8 miles east of Asheville as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another.
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. Laurel Branch carries 3 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 11 recorded waterfalls in Buncombe County. High Falls, a 280-foot slide waterfall, is about 6.4 miles away. Toms Falls, is about 6.5 miles away. Fall Branch Falls, is about 7.3 miles away.
Laurel Branch Falls is located at 35.5502° N, 82.3913° 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 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.