Acworth Gorge is a waterfall on Cold River in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 60 feet. It lies about 4.7 miles northeast of Alstead and roughly 44 miles west of Manchester as the crow flies.
At 60 feet it is taller than the typical New Hampshire waterfall of about 30 feet, ranking 33rd of 115 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
The Northeastern Highlands are the mountains of northern New England and the Adirondacks, with spruce-fir on the summits and northern hardwood forest of maple, beech and birch below, and countless lakes and boulder-strewn brooks. Fast mountain streams drop over granite and gneiss ledges in chains of falls and pools. Cold River carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Acworth Gorge is the tallest of them.
There are 4 recorded waterfalls in Sullivan County. Drewsville Gorge, a 30-foot tiered waterfall, is about 6.6 miles away. Kings Falls, is about 9.7 miles away across the state line in Vermont. Twin Falls, a 16-foot tiered waterfall, is about 9.9 miles away across the state line in Vermont.
Acworth Gorge is located at 43.1906° N, 72.2858° 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.