Leavitt Falls is a 67-foot waterfall on Leavitt Branch in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, in the North Central Appalachians region. It lies about 2.2 miles north of Canadensis and roughly 25.5 miles southeast of Scranton as the crow flies.
At 67 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Pennsylvania’s 133 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 12th; the typical Pennsylvania waterfall is about 28 feet. The tallest single drop is 35 feet. It falls in 3 drops.
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. Leavitt Branch carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Leavitt Falls is the tallest of them.
Monroe County holds 23 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Indian Ladder Falls, a 36-foot dam waterfall, is under a mile away. Indian Ladder Falls, is about 1.6 miles away. Skytop Falls, is about 1.8 miles away.
Leavitt Falls is located at 41.2234° N, 75.2406° 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 exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.