Pond Ridge Branch Falls is a waterfall on Pond Ridge Branch in Albemarle County, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 5.3 miles east of Crimora and roughly 22.2 miles south of Harrisonburg 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.
Albemarle County holds 4 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Blue Hole Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 1.3 miles away. Riprap Run Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 3 miles away. Jones Run Falls, a 42-foot fan waterfall, is about 6.6 miles away.
Pond Ridge Branch Falls is located at 38.1414° N, 78.7537° 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 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.