Slatten Falls is a waterfall on Slatten Branch in Jackson County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 440 feet. It lies about 10.3 miles southeast of Cullowhee and roughly 39.3 miles southwest of Asheville as the crow flies.
At 440 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 288 North Carolina waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 7th. The tallest single drop is 160 feet. 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.
There are 79 recorded waterfalls in Jackson County. Great Falls, a 28-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Robinson Creek Falls, a 30-foot cascade waterfall, is about 1.1 miles away. Upper Flat Creek Falls, is about 1.5 miles away.
Slatten Falls is located at 35.2040° N, 83.0540° 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.