Falls Ridge Waterfall
Falls Ridge Waterfall is a waterfall in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 649 m. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the northeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Fat Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 26 miles off.
Hidden off the Falls Ridge trail on an unofficial side trail, this beautiful waterfall is also unusual as it crashes into rocks next to a 60ft cliff instead of into a pool. In the summer standing under the falls is a great way to cool down on this hike.
The story
Ridge in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States.
Wikidata Q49686779, matched on coordinates and name (661 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 8 m
How to reach it
- 26.4 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jeremys Run Overlook · 26 mi
- Thornton Hollow Overlook · 27 mi
- Rattlesnake Point Overlook · 27 mi
- Beahms Gap Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fat Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Freds Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Segar Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Newman Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Middle Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Wolf Gap Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
- Trout Pond Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
- Mathias Community Center: 5.3 mi
- Baker Park: 11.0 mi
- Mount Jackson Community Park: 11.4 mi
- The Edinburg Mill: 11.7 mi
- "Connections" The Shentel Museum: 12.2 mi
- Main Street of Yesteryear: 12.9 mi
- American Celebration on Parade: 13.0 mi
- Woodstock Museum Marshall House: 14.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 3.4 mi
- Shenandoah Alum Springs: 4.4 mi
- Stranderman Spring: 4.9 mi
- Yellow Spring: 7.0 mi
- Sandstone Spring: 9.0 mi
- Collie Grave: 6.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Van Buren Furnace: 13.1 mi
- 54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment: 16.2 mi
- Fallen Solider Tribute: 19.2 mi
- Bryce Resort: 4.6 mi
- Shenandoah Caverns: 12.9 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 16.3 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 20.4 mi
- The Garden Maze: 21.6 mi
- Markley Rocks: 5.9 mi
- Helmick Rock: 10.1 mi
- Hanging Rock: 11.5 mi
- Baker Rocks: 15.0 mi
- Three High Heads: 17.9 mi
- Cootie Bug: 13.0 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 13.0 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 18.8 mi
- Love: 21.7 mi
- Old grape garden: 6.3 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 13.7 mi
- Lost River State Park: 7.2 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 14.0 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 12.7 mi
- Pavilian: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Falls Ridge Waterfall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Mountain | NE 49° | 1,006 m | 9.9 mi |
| Devils Benchmark | NNE 33° | 995 m | 3.8 mi |
| Long Mountain | NE 34° | 951 m | 5.7 mi |
| Little Sluice Mountain | ENE 58° | 951 m | 10.6 mi |
| Snyder Knob | N 357° | 936 m | 3.1 mi |
| Church Rock | SSW 212° | 910 m | 11.8 mi |
| Cove Mountain | W 273° | 898 m | 3.0 mi |
| Tibbet Knob | ENE 59° | 894 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lost RVR, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10186509304
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