Pearl Cascade is a waterfall on Crawford Brook in Grafton County, New Hampshire, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 20 feet. It lies about 9.9 miles east of Deerfield and roughly 69.4 miles northwest of Portland as the crow flies.
At 20 feet it is on the modest side for New Hampshire, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 81st of 115. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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. Crawford Brook carries 4 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 25 feet.
There are 98 recorded waterfalls in Grafton County. Beecher Cascade, a 25-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Centennial Pool Falls, a cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Upper Crawford Brook Falls, is under a mile away.
Pearl Cascade is located at 44.2150° N, 71.4190° 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.