Stripmine Falls is a waterfall on Hogskin Branch in Hamilton County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region, with a total height of about 15 feet. It lies about 2.1 miles south of Mowbray Mountain and roughly 12.5 miles north of East Chattanooga as the crow flies.
At 15 feet it is on the modest side for Tennessee, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 240th of 332. The water comes down as a block waterfall, wider than it is tall, spilling over a broad ledge.
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 15 recorded waterfalls in Hamilton County. Chickamauga Pocket Falls, a 40-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Power Line Falls, a 140-foot plunge waterfall, is about 1 miles away. Clear Branch Falls, a 40-foot tiered waterfall, is about 1.1 miles away.
Stripmine Falls is located at 35.2464° N, 85.2349° 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.