El Horrendo is a waterfall on Russell Fork in Dickenson County, Virginia, in the Central Appalachians region. It lies about 12.3 miles northeast of Clintwood and roughly 52.6 miles north of Kingsport as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
The Central Appalachians are a high, rugged plateau of sandstone and shale with mixed oak, hemlock and northern hardwood forest and a cool, wet climate. Streams drop steeply through gorges and hollows over sandstone ledges.
Dickenson County holds 2 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Hunts Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 1.7 miles away. Falls Branch Falls, is about 2.1 miles away. Tank Hollow Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 25.2 miles away.
El Horrendo is located at 37.2827° N, 82.3079° 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.