Boltonville Falls is a 50-foot waterfall on Wells River in Orange County, Vermont, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 3.3 miles northwest of Woodsville and roughly 87.4 miles north of Manchester as the crow flies.
At 50 feet it is taller than the typical Vermont waterfall of about 30 feet, ranking 46th of 158 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 30 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
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.
Orange County holds 13 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Cow Meadows Ledges, is about 4.7 miles away. Bath Falls, a 15-foot block waterfall, is about 6.6 miles away across the state line in New Hampshire. Tabor Branch Falls, a 10-foot fan waterfall, is about 7.6 miles away.
Boltonville Falls is located at 44.1708° N, 72.0992° 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 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.