Rough Branch Falls is a waterfall on Rough Branch in Jackson County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 5.7 miles southwest of Maggie Valley and roughly 36.4 miles west of Asheville as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
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.
Jackson County holds 79 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Cranberry Falls, is under a mile away. Polecat Branch Falls, is under a mile away. Soco Falls, a 35-foot segmented waterfall, is about 1.5 miles away.
Rough Branch Falls is located at 35.4732° N, 83.1822° 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.