Upper Ramapo Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Ramapo River in Orange County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 3.6 miles north of Sloatsburg and roughly 20 miles north of Wayne 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. Ramapo River carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 10 recorded waterfalls in Orange County. Ramapo Falls, is under a mile away. Buttermilk Falls, is about 8 miles away. Flora Falls, is about 10 miles away.
Upper Ramapo Falls is located at 41.2054° N, 74.1831° 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.