Chesterfield Gorge is a 25-foot waterfall on Wilde Brook in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 3.6 miles southeast of Westmoreland and roughly 48.5 miles west of Manchester as the crow flies.
At 25 feet it is on the modest side for New Hampshire, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 67th of 115. By form it is a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
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.
Cheshire County holds 13 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. East Putney Falls, a 60-foot tiered waterfall, is about 6.6 miles away across the state line in Vermont. Sacketts Brook Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 7.1 miles away across the state line in Vermont. Fay Falls, a 20-foot tiered waterfall, is about 7.8 miles away.
Chesterfield Gorge is located at 42.9167° N, 72.4070° 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.