Backbreaker Falls is a waterfall on Cold Brook in Carroll County, New Hampshire, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 3.5 miles southwest of Tamworth and roughly 53.1 miles west of Portland as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
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. Cold Brook carries 3 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Carroll County holds 42 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Kelly Falls, a cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Bearcamp Gorge, a 6-foot punchbowl waterfall, is under a mile away. Roaring Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 6 miles away.
Backbreaker Falls is located at 43.8169° N, 71.2996° 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.