Horse Cove Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Horse Cove Creek in Alleghany County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 5.9 miles southeast of Sparta and roughly 51.7 miles northwest of Winston-Salem as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as 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.
There are 2 recorded waterfalls in Alleghany County. Widows Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 2.2 miles away. Lovelace Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 3.2 miles away. Waterfalls Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 3.7 miles away.
Horse Cove Falls is located at 36.4274° N, 81.0779° 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.