Looking Glass Falls
North Carolina · 197-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Looking Glass Falls is 69 cfs today, around its seasonal average.
Right now
Streamflow
69.4 cfs
DAVIDSON RIVER NEAR BREVARD, · 49m ago
Overnight
61°F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
86°F
Partly Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:16 AM · Sunset 8:43 PM · 14h 27m
Snapshot built 11m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS GSP.
Looking Glass Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina. It drops roughly 197 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Looking Glass Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard.
Is the water flowing right now?
Most waterfall sites don't tell you this. The waterfall itself is almost never gauged, but a USGS streamgage in the same watershed can tell you whether snowmelt has started, peaked, or run dry.
USGS gage 03441000 · 3.9 mi away
DAVIDSON RIVER NEAR BREVARD, NC
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30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 85.7 cfs · 85% of last year — similar
When to go (from the climate data, not our opinion)
Monthly averages from Open-Meteo's reanalysis dataset (2020–2024). Highlighted months are when we think the waterfall is at its best — but the numbers are the numbers regardless.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip (in) | Snow days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49 | 32 | 7 | 4.8 |
| Feb | 54 | 36 | 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Mar | 61 | 41 | 6.3 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 65 | 45 | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| May | 72 | 54 | 5.1 | 0 |
| Jun | 79 | 61 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Jul | 83 | 65 | 5.8 | 0 |
| Aug | 81 | 64 | 6.1 | 0 |
| Sep | 75 | 58 | 7.2 | 0 |
| Oct | 68 | 50 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Nov | 59 | 41 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 52 | 35 | 4.4 | 2 |
Source: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API · ERA5 reanalysis 2020–2024.
Compare to nearby falls
If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Looking Glass Falls (this page) | — | 197 ft | — | — | — |
| Looking Glass Falls | 0 mi | 197 ft | — | — | — |
| Looking Glass Falls | 0 mi | 197 ft | — | — | — |
| Tranquility Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Moore Cove Falls | 1 mi | 49 ft | — | — | — |
| Upper Moore Cove Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
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Questions visitors ask about Looking Glass Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How tall is Looking Glass Falls?
Looking Glass Falls is 197 feet (60 m) tall. Source heights disagree by source — see the discrepancy box on the page.
How far is Looking Glass Falls from a major city?
Looking Glass Falls is 4 miles from Brevard (about 6 minutes' drive).
More waterfalls in North Carolina
Where it is
35.2962, -82.7688
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_Glass_Falls
Wikidata (Q6675324)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6675324
GeoNames (4477249)
https://www.geonames.org/4477249/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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