Garfield Falls is a waterfall on East Branch Dead Diamond River in Coos County, New Hampshire, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 60 feet. It lies about 20.9 miles northeast of Colebrook and roughly 103.7 miles northwest of Portland as the crow flies.
At 60 feet it is taller than the typical New Hampshire waterfall of about 30 feet, ranking 33rd of 115 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 25 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 3 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. East Branch Dead Diamond River carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Garfield Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 79 recorded waterfalls in Coos County. Little Garfield Falls, is about 2 miles away. Hellgate Brook Falls, a horsetail waterfall, is about 2.9 miles away. Cascade Brook Falls, 160 feet high, is about 3.1 miles away.
Garfield Falls is located at 45.0288° N, 71.1135° 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.