DeSoto Falls
DeSoto Falls is a 104-foot waterfall located on the West Fork of the Little River near Mentone, Alabama, United States, in DeSoto State Park. The falls have carved their own small canyon.Photo: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in Alabama, United States
- Also known as: “De Soto Falls”
Places of Interest
Highlights include United Methodist Church (Valley Head, Alabama) and St. Joseph’s-on-the-Mountain Episcopal Church (Mentone, Alabama).
United Methodist Church (Valley Head, Alabama)
Church
Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
United Methodist Church (Valley Head, Alabama) is situated 2 miles northwest of DeSoto Falls.
St. Joseph’s-on-the-Mountain Episcopal Church (Mentone, Alabama)
Church
Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Joseph’s-on-the-Mountain Episcopal Church (Mentone, Alabama) is situated 2 miles north of DeSoto Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Valley Head and Mentone.
Valley Head
Village
Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Valley Head is a town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. Although this town incorporated in 1922, it was also listed as being incorporated on the 1890 U.S. Census. It is part of the Lookout Mountain region. At the 2020 census, its population was 577. Valley Head is situated 2 miles northwest of DeSoto Falls.
Mentone
Village
Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mentone is a town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. Its location is atop Lookout Mountain. As of the 2020 census, Mentone had a population of 319. Mentone is situated 2 miles north of DeSoto Falls.
DeSoto Falls
- Category: body of water
- Location: DeKalb County, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.54881° or 34° 32′ 56″ northLongitude
-85.59072° or 85° 35′ 27″ westElevation
1,581 feet (482 metres)Open location code
866PGCX5+GPOpenStreetMap ID
node 11774624494OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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In Other Languages
From Mazanderani to Western Panjabi—“DeSoto Falls” goes by many names.
- Mazanderani: “ئوشار دسوتو”
- Mazanderani: “دسوتو ئوشار”
- Persian: “آبشار دسوتو”
- Persian: “ابشار دسوتو”
- Tajik: “ДеСото”
- Tajik: “Обшори ДеСото”
- Tajik: “Шаршараи ДеСото”
- Urdu: “دسوتو آبشار”
- Vietnamese: “Thác DeSoto”
- Western Panjabi: “دسوتو آبشار”
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