Tom Pack Falls is a 20-foot waterfall in Franklin County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region. It lies about 6.6 miles south of Sewanee and roughly 32.6 miles west of Chattanooga as the crow flies.
At 20 feet it is on the modest side for Tennessee, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 199th of 332.
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.
Franklin County holds 12 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Pole Bridge Falls, is about 1.7 miles away. Collins Falls, is about 2.2 miles away. Jumpoff Falls, 90 feet high, is about 2.9 miles away.
Tom Pack Falls is located at 35.1138° N, 85.8800° 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.