Perpendicular Falls is a waterfall on Perpendicular Creek in Marion County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region. It lies about 2.9 miles south of Tracy City and roughly 26.7 miles northwest of 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.
Marion County holds 16 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Anderson Falls, an 80-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Still Falls, a 10-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Gizzard Cascade, a 20-foot cascade waterfall, is about 1.4 miles away.
Perpendicular Falls is located at 35.2178° N, 85.7319° 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.