Death Falls is a 50-foot waterfall in Hamilton County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 29.3 miles south of Tupper Lake and roughly 58.5 miles northeast of Utica as the crow flies.
At 50 feet it is on the modest side for New York, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 50.5 feet; it ranks 93rd of 184.
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.
Hamilton County holds 27 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Buttermilk Falls, 20 feet high, is about 9.1 miles away. Touey Falls, is about 11.9 miles away. Squaw Brook Falls, is about 15.6 miles away.
Death Falls is located at 43.8094° N, 74.5927° 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.