Upper North Branch Falls is a waterfall on North Branch Winooski River in Washington County, Vermont, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 7.4 miles east of Stowe and roughly 113.5 miles northwest of Manchester as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
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. North Branch Winooski River carries 3 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Washington County holds 41 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. North Branch Falls, a 15-foot block waterfall, is under a mile away. Reeds Falls, a 60-foot tiered waterfall, is about 1 miles away. Hancock Brook Falls, a 120-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2.4 miles away.
Upper North Branch Falls is located at 44.4398° N, 72.5386° 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.