Spicer Falls is a 34-foot waterfall in Cortland County, New York, in the Northern Allegheny Plateau region. It lies about 11.7 miles northeast of McGraw and roughly 23.2 miles southeast of Syracuse as the crow flies.
At 34 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 118th of 184.
The Northern Allegheny Plateau is a dissected upland of rolling hills and deep valleys in New York and Pennsylvania, with northern hardwood forest and dairy farms. Creeks cut through layered shale and sandstone in gorges lined with waterfalls, as in the Finger Lakes glens.
Cortland County holds 4 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Maxon Creek Falls, is about 1.6 miles away. Morgan Hill Falls, is about 2 miles away. Tinker Falls, a 45-foot plunge waterfall, is about 4.5 miles away.
Spicer Falls is located at 42.7392° N, 75.9681° 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.