Dismal, Falls of is a 15-foot waterfall on Dismal Creek in Giles County, Virginia, in the Ridge and Valley region. It lies about 11.1 miles southwest of Narrows and roughly 53.1 miles west of Roanoke as the crow flies.
At 15 feet it is on the modest side for Virginia, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 69 feet; it ranks 46th of 53. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
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.
Giles County holds 4 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Wylie Falls, is about 15.6 miles away. Crocketts Falls, a punchbowl waterfall, is about 16.9 miles away. Fosters Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 21.2 miles away.
Dismal, Falls of is located at 37.1881° N, 80.9005° 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.