About this spot
A tall (roughly 145-ft) cascade on Slickens Creek in Jackson County near Tuckasegee, in Nantahala National Forest backcountry. Documentation is thin — the waterfall appears in the World Waterfall Database but has no widely-shared trail guide, implying an unmaintained, bushwhack-only approach. Satellite imagery shows the pin sitting directly on a visible creek bend with whitewater, consistent with a real drop at this location. No cliff-jumping or swimming-hole culture has been documented; treat access details as approximate until a field trip report surfaces.
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