Mud Gauntlet Falls is a waterfall on East Branch Pleasant River in Piscataquis County, Maine, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 15.9 miles north of Brownville and roughly 143.2 miles northeast of Portland as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
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. East Branch Pleasant River carries 3 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Piscataquis County holds 50 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Gauntlet Falls, is under a mile away. Upper Gauntlet Falls, is under a mile away. Cooper Brook Falls, a 40-foot cascade waterfall, is about 7.6 miles away.
Mud Gauntlet Falls is located at 45.5370° N, 69.0323° 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.