Griffin Falls is a 30-foot waterfall on East Branch Sacandaga River in Hamilton County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 17.3 miles north of Northville and roughly 47.7 miles north of Schenectady as the crow flies.
At 30 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 123rd 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. East Branch Sacandaga River carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Griffin Falls is the tallest of them.
Hamilton County holds 27 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Auger Falls, is about 1.1 miles away. East Jimmy Creek Falls, is about 1.5 miles away. Upper East Jimmy Creek Falls, is about 2.1 miles away.
Griffin Falls is located at 43.4729° N, 74.2246° 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.