Kaaterskill Falls

Kaaterskill Falls is a two-stage waterfall on Spruce Creek in the eastern Catskill Mountains of New York, between the hamlets of Haines Falls and Palenville in Greene County.

Photo: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Waterfall
Description: waterfall located in the eastern Catskill Mountains of New York
Also known as: “Caterskill Falls”, “Обшори Каатерскил”, and “ابشار کاترسکیل”

Places of Interest

Highlights: South Mountain and North–South Lake.

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.

North–South Lake is an 1,100-acre state campground in the Catskill Forest Preserve near Palenville, New York operated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation near the site of the historic Catskill Mountain House overlooking the Hudson River.

North Mountain

Peak

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

North Mountain is a peak in the Catskill Mountains of New York, on the border between the towns of Catskill and Hunter, in Greene County. It is part of the Catskill Escarpment. Cairo Round Top is located northeast and Artists Rock is located southeast of North Mountain. North Mountain is situated 2 miles northeast of Kaaterskill Falls.

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 1½ miles west of Kaaterskill 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 southeast of Kaaterskill Falls.

Kaaterskill Falls

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

42.19329° or 42° 11′ 36″ north

Longitude

-74.06337° or 74° 3′ 48″ west

Elevation

1,919 feet (585 metres)

Height

148 feet (45 metres)

Open location code

87J75WVP+8M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2529994212

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

GeoNames ID

5123080

Wikidata ID

Q38743

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In Other Languages

From Mazanderani to Western Panjabi—“Kaaterskill Falls” goes by many names.

Mazanderani: “ئوشار کاترسکیل”
Mazanderani: “کاترسکیل ئوشار”
Persian: “آبشار کاترسکیل”
Tajik: “Каатерскил”
Tajik: “Шаршараи Каатерскил”
Urdu: “کاترسکل آبشار”
Western Panjabi: “کاترسکل آبشار”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ledgewood Park and Tannersville.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kaaterskill Falls and stone house.

Greene County: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Cairo and Windham.

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