Buttermilk Falls

Buttermilk Falls is a waterfall in Greene County, New York. Buttermilk Falls is situated near the hamlet Twilight Park Historic District, as well as near the village Haines Falls.

Places of Interest

Highlights: High Peak and Roundtop Mountain.

High Peak

Peak

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kaaterskill High Peak is one of the Catskill Mountains, located in the Town of Hunter in Greene County, New York, United States. It was once believed to be the highest peak in the entire range, but its summit, at 3,655 feet in elevation, places it only 23rd among the Catskill High Peaks.

Roundtop Mountain

Peak

Roundtop Mountain is a mountain located in Greene County, New York south of Haines Falls, New York. Located to the east is High Peak and located to the northwest is Clum Hill.

South Mountain

Peak

Photo: Naib, CC BY 3.0.

South Mountain is a mountain located in Greene County, New York east of Haines Falls, New York. Located to the southwest is Roundtop Mountain. High Peak drains south into Kaaterskill Creek and north into North-South Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Twilight Park Historic District and Haines Falls.

Twilight Park Historic District

Hamlet

Twilight Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Haines Falls in Greene County, New York. The district contains 102 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and seven contributing structures.

Haines Falls

Village

Photo: RobertDrake2015, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Haines Falls is a hamlet located east of Tannersville in the Town of Hunter, in Greene County, New York, United States. Haines Falls is located at. The town's original name was "Haines Corners". Haines Falls is situated 2 miles northwest of Buttermilk Falls.

Palenville

Village

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Palenville is a hamlet and census-designated place in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 1,002 at the 2020 census. Palenville is in the southwestern part of the town of Catskill, located at the junction of Routes 23A and 32A. Palenville is situated 2½ miles east of Buttermilk Falls.

Buttermilk Falls

Type: Waterfall
Category: body of water
Location: Greene County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.17543° or 42° 10′ 32″ north

Longitude

-74.07166° or 74° 4′ 18″ west

Elevation

2,067 feet (630 metres)

Height

75 feet (23 metres)

Open location code

87J75WGH+58

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2910217014

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

GeoNames ID

5110965

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Places to explore: Platte Clove Bruderhof and Manorville.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Wildcat Falls and Lower Buttermilk Falls.

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