Ranger Creek Falls is a waterfall on Ranger Creek in Grundy County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region, with a total height of about 30 feet. It lies about 3.4 miles east of Altamont and roughly 32.7 miles northwest of Chattanooga 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 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.
There are 28 recorded waterfalls in Grundy County. Laurel Falls, a 25-foot plunge waterfall, is about 1.9 miles away. Boardtree Falls, a 45-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2 miles away. Greeter Falls, a 52-foot plunge waterfall, is about 2.1 miles away.
Ranger Creek Falls is located at 35.4211° N, 85.6627° 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.