McNorton Falls is a stretch of rapids on Pemigewasset River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 0.3 miles southeast of Woodstock and roughly 68.6 miles north of Manchester as the crow flies.
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. Pemigewasset River carries 2 recorded rapids along its course.
There are 3 recorded rapids in Grafton County. Bailey Eddy, is about 20.1 miles away. Sahegenet Falls, is about 20.3 miles away. Moultonborough Falls, is about 21 miles away.
McNorton Falls is located at 43.9756° N, 71.6792° 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 rapid yet.