Hampton Falls is a waterfall on Poultney River in Washington County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 18 feet. It lies about 0.8 miles northwest of Poultney and roughly 60.3 miles northeast of Schenectady as the crow flies.
At 18 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 157th 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. Poultney River carries 2 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 126 feet.
There are 14 recorded waterfalls in Washington County. Deep Rocks, a tiered waterfall, is about 2.1 miles away across the state line in Vermont. Falls, The, a cascade waterfall, is about 4.5 miles away across the state line in Vermont. Dugan Falls, 15 feet high, is about 7.4 miles away.
Hampton Falls is located at 43.5263° N, 73.2463° 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.