Hackers Falls is an 8-foot waterfall on Raymondskill Creek in Pike County, Pennsylvania, in the North Central Appalachians region. It lies about 5.2 miles northeast of Birchwood Lakes and roughly 37.3 miles northwest of Parsippany as the crow flies.
At 8 feet it is one of the lowest falls in the state’s records: of the 133 Pennsylvania waterfalls with a documented height only 3 are shorter, while the typical Pennsylvania waterfall stands around 28 feet. By form it is a veiling waterfall, a thin sheet of water spread over the rock face, combined with a horsetail character.
The North Central Appalachians are a high, forested plateau of hemlock, pine and northern hardwoods in Pennsylvania and New York, deeply cut by river gorges. Tributaries drop into the gorges over sandstone ledges. Raymondskill Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 120 feet.
Pike County holds 48 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Upper Raymondskill Falls, is under a mile away. Raymondskill Falls, 120 feet high, is under a mile away. Bridal Veil Falls, a 69-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away.
Hackers Falls is located at 41.2993° N, 74.8385° 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.