Emerson Falls is a 47-foot waterfall on Sleepers River in Caledonia County, Vermont, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 1.3 miles northwest of St Johnsbury and roughly 103.4 miles northwest of Portland as the crow flies.
At 47 feet it is taller than the typical Vermont waterfall of about 30 feet, ranking 49th of 158 with a recorded height. 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.
Caledonia County holds 16 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Simpson Brook Falls, a 45-foot cascade waterfall, is about 4.3 miles away. Great Falls, a 65-foot segmented waterfall, is about 5 miles away. Water Andric Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 5.4 miles away.
Emerson Falls is located at 44.4349° N, 72.0384° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.