Wash Hollow Falls is a waterfall on tributary of Sam Branch in Haywood County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 45 feet. It lies about 10.6 miles southeast of Hazelwood and roughly 26.3 miles southwest of Asheville as the crow flies.
At 45 feet it is on the modest side for North Carolina, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 50 feet; it ranks 149th of 288. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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 23 recorded waterfalls in Haywood County. Lower Sam Branch Falls, a 60-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Upper Sam Branch Falls, a 520-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Sunburst Falls, a tiered waterfall, is under a mile away.
Wash Hollow Falls is located at 35.3420° N, 82.8975° 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.