Waterfall 8 mi NE of Mountain City is one of the recorded waterfalls in Rabun County, Georgia, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 8.1 miles northeast of Mountain City and roughly 50.2 miles west of Greenville as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
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 91 recorded waterfalls in Rabun County. Holcomb Creek Falls, 130 feet high, is under a mile away. Ammons Creek Falls, 40 feet high, is under a mile away. Waterfall 8 mi NE of Mountain City, a cascade waterfall, is under a mile away.
Waterfall 8 mi NE of Mountain City is located at 34.9817° N, 83.2656° W. The listing is based on the USFS Center for Aquatic Technology Transfer (SARP), 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.