Upper Shelving Rock Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls in Washington County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 9.1 miles west of Whitehall and roughly 53.6 miles north of Schenectady 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.
There are 14 recorded waterfalls in Washington County. Middle Shelving Rock Falls, is under a mile away. Shelving Rock Falls, is about 1 miles away. Finkle Brook Falls, is about 3.9 miles away.
Upper Shelving Rock Falls is located at 43.5452° N, 73.5852° 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 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.