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Looking Glass Falls

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Natural history
Geology
Visiting the Falls
Nearby Falls
References
External links

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Looking Glass Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard.

Natural history

The name comes from nearby Looking Glass Rock, which resembles a wintertime mirror (or "looking glass") of sunlight, as water freezes on its sides and reflects the sun, and from the name of the stream from which the falls plunge, Looking Glass Creek.

Geology

The waterway is Looking Glass Creek, which flows through the Pisgah National Forest.^[1]

Visiting the Falls

The falls are open to the public and are accessible on the side of U.S. Highway 276, approximately 5.6 miles north of the intersection of 276, U.S. Highway 64, and NC Highway 280 in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina. It is an extremely popular waterfall, due to ease of access to the falls directly on the side of the road. There is a path that leads to the plunge pool. During the winter when the falls freeze solid, they are popular Ice Climbing destination.^[2]

According to local Emergency Services personnel, there have been many injuries and deaths at the falls, mainly due to individuals who rock climb near the edge of the falls and accidentally fall in the plunge pool, or persons who jump in the plunge pool.^[3] Persons who visit Looking Glass Falls should take care to respect both basic safety rules and the fragile environment that exist at the falls.

Nearby Falls

Slick Rock Falls
Moore Cove Falls
Sliding Rock
Cedar Rock Falls
Cove Creek Falls
Daniel Ridge Falls
Twin Falls
Log Hollow Falls
Falls on Log Hollow Branch
Key Falls

References

1. ^{{cite news |last=Barrett |first=Mark |url= https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2018/09/20/dot-roundabouts-ease-congestion-pisgah-national-forest-entrance/1344712002/ |title=NCDOT picks plan to ease visits to busy section of Pisgah National Forest |work=Asheville Citizen-Times |date=September 20, 2018 |accessdate=January 24, 2019}}
2. ^{{cite news |last=Delap |first=Karsten |url= https://mountainx.com/living/karsten-delap-shares-tale-of-ice-climbing-on-looking-glass-falls/ |title=Karsten Delap shares tale of ice climbing on Looking Glass Falls |work=Mountain Xpress |date=February 24, 2015 |accessdate=January 24, 2019}}
3. ^{{cite news |last=Neal |first=Dale |url= https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2015/08/23/sc-man-dies-foot-fall-looking-glass-rock/32231759/ |title=S.C. man dies in 400-foot fall from Looking Glass Rock |work=Asheville Citizen-Times |date=August 23, 2015 |accessdate=January 24, 2019}}

External links

NCWaterfalls.com Looking Glass Falls Page
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070630002915/http://www.cs.unca.edu/nfsnc/recreation/wncwaterfalls/lookingglassfalls.htm National Forests in North Carolina]
Looking Glass and Other Waterfalls in Transylvania County

4 : Protected areas of Transylvania County, North Carolina|Waterfalls of North Carolina|Pisgah National Forest|Waterfalls of Transylvania County, North Carolina

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