Burnhams Falls is a waterfall on Baldwin Creek in Addison County, Vermont, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 47 feet. It lies about 3.6 miles northeast of Bristol and roughly 103.9 miles northeast of Schenectady as the crow flies.
At 47 feet it is taller than the typical Vermont waterfall of about 30 feet, ranking 49th of 158 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 30 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. 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.
There are 27 recorded waterfalls in Addison County. Circle Current, a 15-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2.7 miles away. Bartlett Falls, a 14-foot punchbowl waterfall, is about 2.7 miles away. Bristol Cliffs Falls, a 750-foot tiered waterfall, is about 4.8 miles away.
Burnhams Falls is located at 44.1618° N, 73.0194° 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.