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With easy access about 8 mi from town, in Pisgah National Forest on US 276.
Looking Glass Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard.
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About 5 mi further up US 276 from Looking Glass Falls, is the most visited natural attraction in WNC with thousands of "daredevils" sliding approximately 100 ft into an icy mountain pool.
Features many waterfalls including ones made famous from The Last of the Mohicans and 2012's The Hunger Games.
The largest private lake in NC, and the Sapphire area are in the western portion of the county.
It has plunging waterfalls, rugged river gorges, and sheer rock precipices. Great opportunities for backpacking and horseback riding. This section of the Blue Ridge Escarpment spans over 8,000 acres of temperate rainforest and hosts extraordinary biodiversity. The park has 26 waterfalls, the northern shore of Lake Jocassee, and a portion of the 70-mile Foothills Trail.