Stair Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on West Branch Pleasant River in Piscataquis County, Maine, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 12.4 miles east of Greenville and roughly 134.7 miles north of Portland as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
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. West Branch Pleasant River carries 5 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 50 recorded waterfalls in Piscataquis County. Billings Falls, an 18-foot punchbowl waterfall, is under a mile away. Buttermilk Falls, a 15-foot fan waterfall, is under a mile away. Jaws, The, is about 1.2 miles away.
Stair Falls is located at 45.4941° N, 69.3403° 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.