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Mingo Falls is a 120 ft (37 m) high waterfall located in the Qualla Boundary—a land trust of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians—near the town of Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains of the eastern United States. [1] The waterfall is among the tallest in the southern Appalachians. [1]
The waterfalls of North Carolina, U.S., are a prominent feature of the geography of the Piedmont and mountain regions of the state, as well as a major focus of tourism and outdoor recreation. Many of these falls are located in state parks , national forests , wildlife management areas, and other public lands, as well as private property.
To avoid the crowds and parking woes, try Cherokee, North Carolina, home to Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s quieter entrance, Oconaluftee. ... Attractions include Whitewater Falls near ...
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Oconaluftee Visitor Center near the eastern entrance to the park. The Oconaluftee is the valley of the Oconaluftee River in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. Formerly the site of a Cherokee village and an Appalachian community, the valley is now North Carolina's main entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Whitewater Falls also has the dubious distinction of being one of the deadliest waterfalls in Western North Carolina, with at least 15 deaths since 1995, according to previous Citizen Times reporting.
The 158,348-acre (247.4 sq. mi.; 640.8 km 2) Tusquitee Ranger District is the forest's second-largest district, and it is located in the far southwestern tip of North Carolina, within Cherokee and Clay Counties. Tusquitee is Cherokee for "where the waterdogs laughed," and the district is headquartered in Murphy, North Carolina.
Recently reopened after a two-year closure, Catawba Falls Ridge Trail is safer than ever, and still just as beautiful.With the closure came 580 hand-built stairs and 2.3 miles of new trail ...