Sterdley Falls is a waterfall on tributary of Greasy Run in Warren County, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 200 feet. It lies about 10.9 miles southwest of Front Royal and roughly 39 miles northeast of Harrisonburg as the crow flies.
At 200 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 53 Virginia waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 7th. The water comes down as 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.
There are 4 recorded waterfalls in Warren County. Greasy Falls, is under a mile away. Overall Run Falls, a 122-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Little Devils Stairs Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 2 miles away.
Sterdley Falls is located at 38.7753° N, 78.2800° 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.