Bakers Falls is a 25-foot waterfall on Missisquoi River in Orleans County, Vermont, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 9.5 miles west of Newport and roughly 136.9 miles northwest of Portland as the crow flies.
At 25 feet it is on the modest side for Vermont, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 86th of 158. The tallest single drop is 15 feet. By form it is a segmented waterfall, splitting into two or more separate streams as it falls. It falls in 2 drops.
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. Missisquoi River carries 2 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 40 feet.
Orleans County holds 8 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Mill Brook Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 2.5 miles away. Jay Branch Gorge, a 13-foot tiered waterfall, is about 3.2 miles away. Big Falls, a 40-foot tiered waterfall, is about 3.9 miles away.
Bakers Falls is located at 44.9169° N, 72.3966° 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 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.