Pontook Falls is a stretch of rapids on Androscoggin River in Coos County, New Hampshire, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 3.6 miles northwest of Milan and roughly 81.8 miles northwest of Portland as the crow flies.
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.
There are 4 recorded rapids in Coos County. Ellingwood Falls, is about 18.5 miles away. Hellgate Falls, is about 25.5 miles away. MacKeanon Falls, is about 26.6 miles away.
Pontook Falls is located at 44.6143° N, 71.2317° 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 rapid yet.