Upper Falls

Upper Falls is a waterfall in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania. Upper Falls is situated nearby to the waterfall Lower Falls, as well as near the hamlet Slateford.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Minsi and Delaware Water Gap.

Mount Minsi

Peak

Photo: Nicholas, CC BY 2.0.

Mount Minsi forms the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware Water Gap, and is the eastern extent of the Blue Mountain. It is composed of sandstone and conglomerates of the Shawangunk Formation.

Delaware Water Gap

Valley

Photo: WallyFromColumbia, Public domain.

The Delaware Water Gap is a water gap on the border between the U.S. states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, southeast of Stroudsburg, where the Delaware River cuts through a large ridge of the Appalachian Mountains. Delaware Water Gap is situated 1½ miles north of Upper Falls.

Delaware River Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: WallyFromColumbia, Public domain.

The Delaware River Viaduct is a reinforced concrete railroad bridge across the Delaware River about two miles south of the Delaware Water Gap in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, United States. Delaware River Viaduct is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Upper Falls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slateford and Columbia.

Slateford is an unincorporated community that is located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which has a population of 861,899 and is the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

Columbia

Hamlet

Columbia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Knowlton Township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Columbia is situated 2½ miles southeast of Upper Falls.

Warrington

Hamlet

Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Warrington is an unincorporated community located within Knowlton Township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located on the Paulins Kill, approximately 1 mi northeast of where it flows into the Delaware River. Warrington is situated 2½ miles southeast of Upper Falls.

Upper Falls

Type: Waterfall
Category: body of water
Location: Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.94617° or 40° 56′ 46″ north

Longitude

-75.12685° or 75° 7′ 37″ west

Open location code

87G6WVWF+F7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8328855414

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

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