Graces High Falls is a 133-foot waterfall in DeKalb County, Alabama, in the Southwestern Appalachians region. It lies about 6.5 miles south of Fort Payne and roughly 52.1 miles southwest of Chattanooga as the crow flies.
At 133 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 29 Alabama waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 1st.
The Southwestern Appalachians are the Cumberland Plateau and its escarpments, a sandstone tableland covered in oak and mixed mesophytic forest and cut by deep gorges. Creeks pour off the plateau rim over sandstone caprock into gorges, creating many tall, dramatic falls.
DeKalb County holds 14 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Gregg’s Two Falls, is about 1.3 miles away. Dees Branch Falls, is about 1.4 miles away. Falls Branch Falls, is about 2.4 miles away.
Graces High Falls is located at 34.3559° N, 85.6794° 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 exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.