Possum Holler Falls is a waterfall on Garrett Creek in Washington County, Virginia, in the Ridge and Valley region, with a total height of about 25 feet. It lies about 6.7 miles northwest of Abingdon and roughly 30.2 miles northeast of Kingsport as the crow flies.
At 25 feet it is on the modest side for Virginia, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 69 feet; it ranks 40th of 53. The water comes down as a fan, spreading out horizontally as it falls and staying in contact with the rock.
The Ridge and Valley is a corridor of long, parallel forested ridges and farmed limestone valleys running the length of the Appalachians. Waterfalls occur where streams cut through resistant sandstone on the ridges.
There are 7 recorded waterfalls in Washington County. Cabin Creek Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 2.8 miles away. Falls Hill Creek Falls, is about 3.6 miles away. Brumley Creek Falls, an 18-foot block waterfall, is about 7.7 miles away.
Possum Holler Falls is located at 36.7571° N, 82.0833° 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.