Palmer Falls is a waterfall on Hudson River in Warren County, New York, in the Northeastern Coastal Zone region, with a total height of about 70 feet. It lies about 0.7 miles northeast of Corinth and roughly 30.7 miles north of Schenectady as the crow flies.
At 70 feet it is taller than the typical New York waterfall of about 50.5 feet, ranking 71st of 184 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a dam-created falls, where a man-made structure creates the drop.
The Northeastern Coastal Zone is a rolling, glaciated lowland of oak-pine forest, stony soils and dense settlement from Boston to Long Island Sound. Waterfalls are small, often on former mill streams over granite ledges. Hudson River carries 7 recorded waterfalls, and Palmer Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 17 recorded waterfalls in Warren County. Curtis Falls, is under a mile away. Spier Falls, a dam waterfall, is about 3.4 miles away. Rockwell Falls, 10 feet high, is about 4.9 miles away.
Palmer Falls is located at 43.2495° N, 73.8206° 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.