Scotsman Creek Falls is a 55-foot waterfall on Scotsman Creek in Jackson County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 16.9 miles northeast of Mountain City and roughly 42.2 miles west of Greenville as the crow flies.
At 55 feet it is taller than the typical North Carolina waterfall of about 50 feet, ranking 130th of 288 with a recorded height. By form it is 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.
Jackson County holds 79 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Glade Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Potholes, The, a block waterfall, is under a mile away. Fowler Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is under a mile away.
Scotsman Creek Falls is located at 35.0167° N, 83.1121° 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.