Upper Little Lost Cove Creek Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Little Lost Cove Creek in Avery County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 10.1 miles south of Banner Elk and roughly 35.4 miles southeast of Johnson City 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. Little Lost Cove Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 19 recorded waterfalls in Avery County. Lower Little Lost Cove Creek Falls, a 60-foot slide waterfall, is under a mile away. North Harper Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 1.3 miles away. Chestnut Cove Branch Falls, is about 1.3 miles away.
Upper Little Lost Cove Creek Falls is located at 36.0214° N, 81.8310° 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.