Buttermilk Falls is a 36-foot waterfall on Blackberry River in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 6.9 miles east of Canaan and roughly 25.8 miles northwest of Bristol as the crow flies.
At 36 feet it is taller than the typical Connecticut waterfall of about 25 feet, ranking 14th of 53 with a recorded height. By form it is 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.
Northwest Hills Planning Region holds 20 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Campbell Falls, a 48-foot tiered waterfall, is about 3.9 miles away across the state line in Massachusetts. Colebrook Falls, a 10-foot cascade waterfall, is about 5.4 miles away. Umpachene Falls, a 30-foot tiered waterfall, is about 7.8 miles away across the state line in Massachusetts.
Buttermilk Falls is located at 41.9934° N, 73.2031° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.