Mossy Cascade is a 40-foot waterfall on Mossy Cascade Brook in Essex County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 10.5 miles southeast of North Elba and roughly 93.9 miles north of Schenectady as the crow flies.
At 40 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 111th 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.
Essex County holds 63 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Deer Brook Falls, is about 1.1 miles away. Russell Falls, is about 1.2 miles away. Roaring Brook Falls, a 325-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is about 1.3 miles away.
Mossy Cascade is located at 44.1676° N, 73.7701° 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.