Bridal Veil Falls is a waterfall on Tributary of Pinckney Branch in Franklin County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region, with a total height of about 50 feet. It lies about 1.2 miles west of Sewanee and roughly 37.4 miles west of Chattanooga as the crow flies.
At 50 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Tennessee’s 332 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 78th; the typical Tennessee waterfall is about 30 feet. The tallest single drop is 30 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 3 drops.
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.
There are 12 recorded waterfalls in Franklin County. Proctor Falls, a 20-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Morgans Falls, a cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Otter Falls, a 10-foot punchbowl waterfall, is about 4.1 miles away.
Bridal Veil Falls is located at 35.2023° N, 85.9432° 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 creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. 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.