Kalakaleskies Falls is a waterfall on Cullasaja River in Macon County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 11.8 miles southeast of Franklin and roughly 49.4 miles west of Greenville 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. Cullasaja River carries 7 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Macon County holds 49 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Bridal Veil Falls, a 60-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Naiad Falls, a cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Dry Falls, a 65-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away.
Kalakaleskies Falls is located at 35.0677° N, 83.2263° 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.