Buttermilk Falls is a waterfall on Cowanshannock Creek in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, in the Western Allegheny Plateau region. It lies about 2 miles northeast of Kittanning and roughly 38 miles northeast of Pittsburgh as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
The Western Allegheny Plateau is a maze of narrow ridges and hollows in mixed oak and hardwood forest, with coal mining and small farms. Waterfalls occur where creeks cross sandstone ledges in the hollows.
Armstrong County holds 3 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Buttermilk Falls, a horsetail waterfall, is about 14 miles away. Jackson Falls, 47 feet high, is about 19 miles away. Glen, The, is about 24.5 miles away.
Buttermilk Falls is located at 40.8405° N, 79.4996° 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.