Little Allagash Falls is a 12-foot waterfall on Allagash River in Piscataquis County, Maine, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 53.2 miles northwest of Patten as the crow flies.
At 12 feet it is on the modest side for Maine, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 29 feet; it ranks 67th of 80. By form it is a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
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. Allagash River carries 2 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 31 feet.
Piscataquis County holds 50 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Thirtyfoot Falls, 30 feet high, is about 17.5 miles away. Grand Pitch, a segmented waterfall, is about 26.1 miles away. South Branch Falls, a 15-foot tiered waterfall, is about 29.4 miles away.
Little Allagash Falls is located at 46.3263° N, 69.4508° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.