Fig Falls is a waterfall in Polk County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 4.2 miles west of Tryon and roughly 26 miles north of Greenville as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
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.
Polk County holds 8 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Big Fall Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Little Fall Creek Falls, is about 1.3 miles away. Pearsons Falls, a 75-foot tiered waterfall, is about 1.6 miles away.
Fig Falls is located at 35.2224° N, 82.3099° 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.