Glassmine Falls

On Glassmine Branch

Viewed from the Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 361.1

Height 800 Feet according to the National Park Service

Visited May 28, 2005

[35°44'05sN, 82°20'38sW]

Elevation 5221 ft

The National Park Service claims that this waterfall is 800 feet high. If it were it would be the highest falls in the state and one of the highest falls in the US. It was impossible to see any amount of water. During dry periods there is nothing more than a trickle.