Hilliard Falls is a waterfall on Tributary of Zealy Branch in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region. It lies about 7.8 miles northeast of Pikeville and roughly 41.8 miles north of East Chattanooga as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
The Southwestern Appalachians are the Cumberland Plateau and its escarpments, a sandstone tableland covered in oak and mixed mesophytic forest and cut by deep gorges. Creeks pour off the plateau rim over sandstone caprock into gorges, creating many tall, dramatic falls.
Bledsoe County holds 3 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Rocky Branch Falls, is about 5.3 miles away. Guardian Falls, a 6-foot segmented waterfall, is about 5.9 miles away. Snow Falls, a 12-foot punchbowl waterfall, is about 7.3 miles away.
Hilliard Falls is located at 35.6506° N, 85.0611° 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.