Upper Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Raquette River in Franklin County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 8.8 miles southeast of Tupper Lake and roughly 84.9 miles northeast of Utica as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
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. Raquette River carries 15 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 11 recorded waterfalls in Franklin County. Raquette Falls, is under a mile away. Lower Falls, 32 feet high, is under a mile away. Millers Falls, is about 6.5 miles away.
Upper Falls is located at 44.1414° N, 74.3296° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.