Panther Creek Falls is a waterfall on Panther Creek in Fannin County, Georgia, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 13.3 miles northeast of Chatsworth and roughly 38.6 miles east of East Chattanooga 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, combined with a cascade character.
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. Panther Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Fannin County holds 11 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Crenshaw Branch Falls, is about 4.5 miles away. Waterfall 11 mi N of Ellijay, is about 4.5 miles away. Mill Creek Falls, 30 feet high, is about 4.5 miles away.
Panther Creek Falls is located at 34.8972° N, 84.5985° 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.