Buttermilk Falls is a waterfall on Loyalhanna Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in the Central Appalachians region. It lies about 3.2 miles northwest of Ligonier and roughly 39 miles east of Pittsburgh as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
The Central Appalachians are a high, rugged plateau of sandstone and shale with mixed oak, hemlock and northern hardwood forest and a cool, wet climate. Streams drop steeply through gorges and hollows over sandstone ledges.
Westmoreland County holds 4 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Adam Falls, a 12-foot plunge waterfall, is about 7.4 miles away. Buttermilk Falls, a 45-foot plunge waterfall, is about 15.9 miles away. Glen, The, is about 17.6 miles away.
Buttermilk Falls is located at 40.2656° N, 79.2910° 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.