High Falls is a waterfall on Hurricane Branch in Jefferson County, Alabama, in the Ridge and Valley region, with a total height of about 20 feet. It lies about 1.5 miles southwest of Hoover as the crow flies.
At 20 feet it is on the modest side for Alabama, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 40 feet; it ranks 21st of 29.
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.
It is the only recorded waterfall in Jefferson County. Peavine Falls, 35 feet high, is about 7.4 miles away. Falling Rock Falls, 90 feet high, is about 15.7 miles away. Upper Davis Falls, is about 19.2 miles away.
High Falls is located at 33.3924° N, 86.8324° 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.