Big Devils Stairs Falls is a waterfall in Rappahannock County, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 11.1 miles south of Front Royal and roughly 41.2 miles northeast 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.
Rappahannock County holds 5 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Miller Falls, is about 1.7 miles away. Little Devils Stairs Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 2.6 miles away. Greasy Falls, is about 3 miles away.
Big Devils Stairs Falls is located at 38.7577° N, 78.2159° 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.