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Sky Valley is a city in Rabun County, Georgia, United States and is nestled in a mountain valley on the northwest slopes of Rabun Bald, Georgia's second-highest peak. Incorporated in March 1978, [ 4 ] it recorded a total population of 250 as of the 2000 U.S. census , and 482 as of 2020.
Rabun Bald, with an elevation of 4,696 feet (1,431 m), is the second-highest peak in the U.S. state of Georgia; only Brasstown Bald 4,784 feet (1,458 m) is higher. It is immediately southeast of Sky Valley, Georgia, and is the tallest mountain in the county.
Mud Creek Falls is a waterfall located in the small resort city of Sky Valley, Georgia in Rabun County, Georgia that cascades for over 100 feet eventually into Estatoah Falls near Dillard, Georgia. No hiking is required to reach the falls. It is reachable by car and has parking within 50–75 feet and is usually accommodating to handicapped.
The year 2018 was the wettest on record in the county's history. The National Weather Service cooperative observation station in northwest Rabun's Germany Valley measured 116.48 inches of rain during the year. During 2020, the Germany Valley NWS station reported a yearly precipitation total of 100.19 inches.
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At the trail's northern end, there are 3,162-foot (964 m) Lookoff Mountain and views of Wolffork Valley, the source of the Little Tennessee River. The Ada-Hi Falls Trail is named for the Cherokee word for "forest". The quarter-mile trail begins near the entrance of the park's RV camping area and leads into a moist north-facing cove filled with ...
Germany Valley is approximately 3 ⁄ 4 mile (1.2 km) wide and almost 2 miles (3.2 km) long and consists mostly of pastureland and small farms with cattle and horses. Forestland, much of it owned by the United States Forest Service, surrounds the valley. Several wooded hills rise 100–150 feet (30–46 m) above the valley floor.