Firescald Branch Falls is a waterfall on Firescald Branch in Carter County, Tennessee, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 3.8 miles north of Roan Mountain and roughly 15.5 miles east of Johnson City as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
The Blue Ridge is the highest part of the southern Appalachians, a range of forested peaks and coves with oak, hickory, tulip poplar and hemlock and spruce-fir on the summits, in one of the wettest climates in the East. Steep mountain streams drop over granite, gneiss and quartzite ledges, giving the region hundreds of waterfalls.
Carter County holds 17 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Dennis Cove Falls, a 25-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Lower Dennis Cove Falls, 10 feet high, is under a mile away. Upper Laurel Falls, 25 feet high, is about 1.1 miles away.
Firescald Branch Falls is located at 36.2496° N, 82.0872° 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.