Russell Falls is a waterfall on Gulf Creek in Essex County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 10.6 miles southeast of North Elba and roughly 92.8 miles north of Schenectady 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. Gulf Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Essex County holds 63 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Deer Brook Falls, is under a mile away. Roaring Brook Falls, a 325-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is about 1.1 miles away. Pyramid Falls, is about 1.1 miles away.
Russell Falls is located at 44.1525° N, 73.7822° 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.