Bays Mountain Falls is a waterfall in Hawkins County, Tennessee, in the Ridge and Valley region, with a total height of about 30 feet. It lies about 2.7 miles south of Church Hill and roughly 9 miles southwest of Kingsport as the crow flies.
At 30 feet it is taller than the typical Tennessee waterfall of about 30 feet, ranking 136th of 332 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
The Ridge and Valley is a corridor of long, parallel forested ridges and farmed limestone valleys running the length of the Appalachians. Waterfalls occur where streams cut through resistant sandstone on the ridges.
There are 5 recorded waterfalls in Hawkins County. Laurel Run Falls, a 10-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 1.5 miles away. Kiner Creek Falls, a 30-foot plunge waterfall, is about 1.8 miles away. Dolan Branch Falls, a 20-foot plunge waterfall, is about 5.3 miles away.
Bays Mountain Falls is located at 36.4841° N, 82.7031° 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.