Bolden Knight Falls is a waterfall in Monroe County, Tennessee, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 8 feet. It lies about 11.4 miles southeast of Greenback and roughly 29.3 miles south of Knoxville as the crow flies.
At 8 feet it is on the modest side for Tennessee, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 311th of 332. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
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 30 recorded waterfalls in Monroe County. Chilhowee Cascades, an 80-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Fourmile Creek Falls, a 9-foot fan waterfall, is about 3.8 miles away. Panther Creek Falls, is about 3.8 miles away.
Bolden Knight Falls is located at 35.5450° N, 84.0269° 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.