Cedar Rock Falls (Cedar Rock Creek Falls, Falls on Cedar Rock Creek) is a waterfall in

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Geology

Cedar Rock Falls is a 20' waterfall located on Cedar Rock Creek, near the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education and Fish Hatchery in Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina. It is located downstream of the junction of Cedar Rock and Grogan Creeks. The junction lies in a small, flat valley plateau known as Picklesimer Fields. The combined stream, called Cedar Rock Creek, flows from this plateau over a series of falls and cascades.

Features

The falls is located in an area rich with mosses, eastern hemlock, and

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. A rich spray-cliff plant community exists behind the falls, in the microclimate which is moderated by the falling water and spray mist.Adams, Kevin. North Carolina Waterfalls, p. 225–227

Visiting the Falls

From the intersection of

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, and NC Highway 280 in

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, travel north for 5.2 miles and head west of Forest Road 475, traveling 1.5 miles to the trailhead at the fish hatchery. The 0.81 mile moderate-difficulty trail follows the Cat Gap Loop trail.

Nearby falls

* Grogan Creek Falls *

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References

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