Panther Falls is a 14-foot waterfall on Pedlar River in Amherst County, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 3.7 miles east of Buena Vista and roughly 22.6 miles north of Lynchburg as the crow flies.
At 14 feet it is on the modest side for Virginia, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 69 feet; it ranks 48th of 53. The tallest single drop is 9 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
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.
Amherst County holds 7 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Davis Mill Creek Falls, 100 feet high, is about 3 miles away. Waterfall 2 mi S of Buena Vista, is about 3.5 miles away. Statons Creek Falls, is about 4.2 miles away.
Panther Falls is located at 37.7190° N, 79.2899° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.