Falls, The is a waterfall in Nelson County, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 7.7 miles south of Nellysford and roughly 28.5 miles northeast of Lynchburg 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.
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.
Nelson County holds 4 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Crabtree Falls, a 1,080-foot tiered waterfall, is about 10.2 miles away. Shamokin Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 10.8 miles away. White Rock Falls, a 45-foot tiered waterfall, is about 11.6 miles away.
Falls, The is located at 37.7818° N, 78.9059° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.