Catawba Falls
Catawba Falls is a series of waterfalls on the headwaters of the Catawba River, in McDowell County, near Old Fort, North Carolina.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ridgecrest and Old Fort.
Ridgecrest
Hamlet
Ridgecrest is an unincorporated community in eastern Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States, off Interstate 40/U.S. Route 70. The community is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Ridgecrest is situated 2½ miles northwest of Catawba Falls.
Old Fort
Village
Old Fort is a town in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 811 in the 2020 U.S. census, down from 908 in 2010. Old Fort is situated 4 miles northeast of Catawba Falls.
Black Mountain
Photo: benuski, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Black Mountain is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,426 at the 2020 United States census. It is part of the Asheville metropolitan area.
Catawba Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: series of waterfalls on the Catawba River in North Carolina, United States
- Category: body of water
- Location: McDowell, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.60399° or 35° 36′ 14″ northLongitude
-82.24525° or 82° 14′ 43″ westOpen location code
867VJQ33+HWOpenStreetMap ID
node 1815131435OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallWikidata ID
Q37354
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Mazanderani to Urdu—“Catawba Falls” goes by many names.
- Mazanderani: “ئوشار کاتاوبا”
- Mazanderani: “کاتاوبا ئوشار”
- Persian: “آبشار کاتاوبا”
- Persian: “ابشار کاتاوبا”
- Tajik: “Катавба”
- Tajik: “Обшори Катавба”
- Tajik: “Шаршараи Катавба”
- Urdu: “کاتوبا آبشار”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lower Catawaba Falls and Upper Catawba Falls.
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