Moonshine Falls is a 10-foot waterfall in Scott County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region. It lies about 8.7 miles west of Huntsville and roughly 51.7 miles northwest of Knoxville as the crow flies.
At 10 feet it is on the modest side for Tennessee, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 279th of 332. By form it is a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
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.
Scott County holds 18 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Hide Out Falls, a 50-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Ice Castle Falls, a 40-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Boulder House Falls, a 12-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away.
Moonshine Falls is located at 36.4276° N, 84.6454° 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.