Buttermilk Falls is a waterfall in Greene County, New York, in the Northern Allegheny Plateau region. It lies about 3.7 miles north of Jefferson Heights and roughly 26.3 miles south of Albany as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
The Northern Allegheny Plateau is a dissected upland of rolling hills and deep valleys in New York and Pennsylvania, with northern hardwood forest and dairy farms. Creeks cut through layered shale and sandstone in gorges lined with waterfalls, as in the Finger Lakes glens.
Greene County holds 55 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Rip Van Winkle Falls, a 15-foot dam waterfall, is about 2.4 miles away. Austin Glen Falls, is about 2.7 miles away. Klein’s Falls, is about 4.6 miles away.
Buttermilk Falls is located at 42.2868° N, 73.8972° 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 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.