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Waterfalls in Rutherford County, North Carolina

9 waterfalls in Rutherford County, North Carolina, near Asheville. The tallest is Hickory Nut Falls at 404 ft. All waterfalls in North Carolina.

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State: North Carolina 47

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Hickory Nut Falls

Hickory Nut Falls

Rutherford County, North Carolina
Horsetail
404 fttotal height
  • Tallest drop 351 ft
  • On Fall Creek
  • 3 mi from Lake Lure
Location verified
Rainbow Falls

Rainbow Falls

Rutherford County, North Carolina
Tiered
235 fttotal height
  • Tallest drop 145 ft · 3 drops
  • 3 mi from Lake Lure
Location verified
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Black Mountain Falls

Rutherford County, North Carolina
Horsetail
110 fttotal height
  • On tributary of Briar Creek
  • 9 mi from Salem
Location verified
Waterfall illustration
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Taylor Creek Falls

Rutherford County, North Carolina
Tiered
80 fttotal height
  • Tallest drop 30 ft
  • On Taylor Creek
  • 6 mi from Lake Lure
Location verified
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Somey Creek Falls

Rutherford County, North Carolina
Tiered
60 fttotal height
  • 2 drops
  • On Somey Creek
  • 12 mi from Salem
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Bottomless Pools

Rutherford County, North Carolina
Tiered
40 fttotal height
  • 2 drops
  • On Pool Creek
  • 2 mi from Lake Lure
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Wolf Creek Falls

Rutherford County, North Carolina
Tiered
25 fttotal height
  • On Wolf Creek
  • 3 mi from Lake Lure
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

North Fork Falls

Rutherford County, North Carolina
  • On North Fork
  • 9 mi from Salem
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Worlds Edge Falls

Rutherford County, North Carolina
Tiered
  • 2 drops
  • On Pool Creek
  • 3 mi from Lake Lure

Waterfalls in Rutherford County on the map

Click a marker for the height, the type and a link to the page; numbers are groups that split as you zoom in.

Tallest waterfalls in Rutherford County

  1. Hickory Nut Falls404 ft3 mi from Lake Lure
  2. Rainbow Falls235 ft3 mi from Lake Lure
  3. Black Mountain Falls110 ft9 mi from Salem
  4. Taylor Creek Falls80 ft6 mi from Lake Lure
  5. Somey Creek Falls60 ft12 mi from Salem
  6. Bottomless Pools40 ft2 mi from Lake Lure
  7. Wolf Creek Falls25 ft3 mi from Lake Lure

Closest towns to the waterfalls

The waterfalls in Rutherford County are closest to Lake Lure (6), Salem (3); the number is how many list that town as the nearest one. Each page gives the exact distance and a directions link.

Types of waterfalls here

tiered (6), horsetail (2).

Other counties in North Carolina

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