Whitesides Run Falls is a waterfall on Whitesides Run in Rockbridge County, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 9.1 miles northeast of East Lexington and roughly 31.1 miles north of Lynchburg as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
The Blue Ridge is the highest part of the southern Appalachians, a range of forested peaks and coves with oak, hickory, tulip poplar and hemlock and spruce-fir on the summits, in one of the wettest climates in the East. Steep mountain streams drop over granite, gneiss and quartzite ledges, giving the region hundreds of waterfalls.
Rockbridge County holds 10 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Marlbrook Creek Falls, is about 1.3 miles away. Moores Creek Falls, a 250-foot tiered waterfall, is about 3.3 miles away. Cypress Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 4.8 miles away.
Whitesides Run Falls is located at 37.8508° N, 79.2761° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.