Highlands Reservoir
Highlands Reservoir is in Macon, North Carolina and has an elevation of 4,091 feet. Highlands Reservoir is situated nearby to the hamlet Shookville, as well as near Norton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bridal Veil Falls.
Bridal Veil Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Washuotaku, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bridal Veil Falls is a 45-foot waterfall located in the Nantahala National Forest, northwest of Highlands, North Carolina. With a short curve of roadway located behind the falls, it had the distinction of being the only waterfall in the state that one could drive a vehicle under, however this has since been closed and is now used for pedestrian access only. Bridal Veil Falls is situated 2½ miles southwest of Highlands Reservoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Highlands and Cashiers.
Highlands
Photo: Diligent Terrier, BSD.
Highlands is a small mountain town in Macon and Jackson counties in the Mountains region of North Carolina on a plateau in the southern Appalachian mountains, within the Nantahala National Forest.
Cashiers
Cashiers is an unincorporated village in the North Carolina Mountains. Located in a great corner of southwestern North Carolina, a green valley 3,500 feet high surrounded by mountains rising up to 5,000 feet.Highlands Reservoir
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Macon, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.09987° or 35° 5′ 60″ northLongitude
-83.20386° or 83° 12′ 14″ westElevation
4,091 feet (1,247 metres)Open location code
867R3QXW+WFOpenStreetMap ID
way 43396401OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterGeoNames ID
4471128
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