Gates Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Black Falls Brook in Franklin County, Vermont, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 1.4 miles northeast of Montgomery and roughly 144.6 miles northwest of Manchester as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as 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. Black Falls Brook carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 21 recorded waterfalls in Franklin County. Black Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 1.6 miles away. Hippie Hole, a 32-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2 miles away. Trout River Falls, a 25-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2.6 miles away.
Gates Falls is located at 44.9146° N, 72.6155° 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.