Hurricane Falls is a waterfall on Hurricane Creek in Rabun County, Georgia, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 9.7 miles south of Clayton and roughly 53.7 miles north of Athens 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.
Rabun County holds 91 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Tempesta Falls, a 76-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Calidonia Cascade, a 600-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. L’Eau d’Or Falls, a 46-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away.
Hurricane Falls is located at 34.7386° N, 83.3910° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.