Upper Bell Falls is a waterfall on Bell Branch in Menifee County, Kentucky, in the Western Allegheny Plateau region. It lies about 14 miles east of Stanton and roughly 49 miles east of Lexington as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
The Western Allegheny Plateau is a maze of narrow ridges and hollows in mixed oak and hardwood forest, with coal mining and small farms. Waterfalls occur where creeks cross sandstone ledges in the hollows. Bell Branch carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Menifee County holds 5 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Bell Falls, a plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Copperas Falls, a 40-foot plunge waterfall, is about 1.5 miles away. Whittleton Branch Falls, a 10-foot plunge waterfall, is about 4.2 miles away.
Upper Bell Falls is located at 37.8312° N, 83.6022° 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.