Allagash Falls is a waterfall on Allagash River in Aroostook County, Maine, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 31 feet. It lies about 33.3 miles southwest of Fort Kent as the crow flies.
At 31 feet it is taller than the typical Maine waterfall of about 29 feet, ranking 36th of 80 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a segmented waterfall, splitting into two or more separate streams as it falls.
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. Allagash River carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Allagash Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 13 recorded waterfalls in Aroostook County. Red River Falls, a 60-foot tiered waterfall, is about 18.6 miles away. Falls Brook Falls, is about 19.4 miles away. Rocky Brook Falls, a 27-foot tiered waterfall, is about 19.7 miles away.
Allagash Falls is located at 46.9502° N, 69.1339° 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.