Upper Pigeon Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls in Walker County, Georgia, in the Southwestern Appalachians region. It lies about 5 miles west of LaFayette and roughly 23.1 miles south of Chattanooga as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
The Southwestern Appalachians are the Cumberland Plateau and its escarpments, a sandstone tableland covered in oak and mixed mesophytic forest and cut by deep gorges. Creeks pour off the plateau rim over sandstone caprock into gorges, creating many tall, dramatic falls.
There are 13 recorded waterfalls in Walker County. Pigeon Falls, is under a mile away. Pocket Falls, 20 feet high, is under a mile away. Waterfall Branch Falls, is about 1.2 miles away.
Upper Pigeon Falls is located at 34.7151° N, 85.3697° 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.