Staircase Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls in Onondaga County, New York, in the Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands region. It lies about 1.9 miles west of Manlius and roughly 7.9 miles southeast of Syracuse as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
The Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands are a rolling plain of farmland and mixed forest south of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Creeks cut gorges through layered limestone and shale, dropping over ledges in waterfalls, most famously along the Niagara Escarpment.
There are 21 recorded waterfalls in Onondaga County. Tall Twins Falls, is under a mile away. Brickyard Falls, is about 1.3 miles away. Edwards Falls, is about 2.5 miles away.
Staircase Falls is located at 42.9917° N, 76.0113° 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 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.