Linville Falls
Linville Falls is a waterfall located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina in the United States. The falls move in several distinct steps, beginning in a twin set of upper falls, moving down a small gorge, and culminating in a high-volume 45-foot drop.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ken Thomas, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Linville Falls Visitor Center and Linville Caverns.
Linville Falls Visitor Center
Tourism office
Photo: Ken Thomas, Public domain.
Linville Falls Visitor Center is a tourism office.
Linville Caverns
Linville Caverns are privately owned active limestone caverns located in northern McDowell County, North Carolina, just south of the village of Linville Falls, on U.S. Highway 221. Linville Caverns is situated 2 miles south of Linville Falls.Humpback Mountain
Peak
Humpback Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country and the Pisgah National Forest, located southwest of Linville Falls. The mountain is accessible along the Blue Ridge Parkway, which ride along its eastern slope. Humpback Mountain is situated 2 miles west of Linville Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crossnore.
Crossnore
Village
Crossnore is a town in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 143 at the 2020 census. Crossnore is situated 5 miles north of Linville Falls.
Linville Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in the Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and body of water
- Location: Burke County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.94972° or 35° 56′ 59″ northLongitude
-81.92691° or 81° 55′ 37″ westElevation
3,064 feet (934 metres)Open location code
867WW3XF+V6OpenStreetMap ID
node 3239843575OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallGeoNames ID
4476051Wikidata ID
Q37634
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Hindi to Western Panjabi—“Linville Falls” goes by many names.
- Hindi: “लिनविल झरना”
- Mazanderani: “ئوشار لینویل”
- Mazanderani: “لینویل ئوشار”
- Nepali: “लिनभिल्ले झरना”
- Persian: “آبشار لینویل”
- Persian: “ابشار لینویل”
- Tajik: “Линвил”
- Tajik: “Обшори Линвил”
- Tajik: “Шаршараи Линвил”
- Urdu: “لینوائل آبشار”
- Western Panjabi: “لینوائل آبشار”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Upper Falls Overlook and Plunge Basin Overlook.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Linville Falls”. Photo: Ken Thomas, Public domain.