Alcove Falls is a waterfall on Hannacrois Creek in Albany County, New York, in the Northern Allegheny Plateau region. It lies about 5.6 miles west of Ravena and roughly 15.4 miles southwest of Albany as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
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. Hannacrois Creek carries 5 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Albany County holds 21 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Dickinson Falls, is about 3.1 miles away. Deans Mill Falls, is about 5.1 miles away. Meadow Falls, is about 5.2 miles away.
Alcove Falls is located at 42.4689° N, 73.9260° 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.