Monteagle Falls is a waterfall on Monteagle Falls Creek in Grundy County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region, with a total height of about 40 feet. It lies about 2.6 miles east of Monteagle and roughly 30.5 miles northwest of Chattanooga as the crow flies.
At 40 feet it is taller than the typical Tennessee waterfall of about 30 feet, ranking 103rd of 332 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
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. Monteagle Falls Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Monteagle Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 28 recorded waterfalls in Grundy County. Spirit Falls, is under a mile away. Twin Falls, is under a mile away. No Name Falls, is under a mile away.
Monteagle Falls is located at 35.2411° N, 85.7943° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.