Lints Falls is a waterfall on Lints Cove Creek in Fentress County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region, with a total height of about 30 feet. It lies about 3.7 miles north of Grimsley and roughly 65.3 miles northwest of Knoxville as the crow flies.
At 30 feet it is taller than the typical Tennessee waterfall of about 30 feet, ranking 136th of 332 with a recorded height.
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 11 recorded waterfalls in Fentress County. Fern Camp Cascade, a 20-foot cascade waterfall, is about 3.8 miles away. East Fork Obey Falls, a 20-foot block waterfall, is about 4.6 miles away. Deer Gap Falls, a 70-foot tiered waterfall, is about 5.5 miles away.
Lints Falls is located at 36.3179° N, 85.0038° 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.