Bristol Cliffs Falls is a waterfall in Addison County, Vermont, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 750 feet. It lies about 2.2 miles south of Bristol and roughly 99.1 miles northeast of Schenectady as the crow flies.
At 750 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 158 Vermont waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 2nd. The tallest single drop is 400 feet. The water comes down as 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.
There are 27 recorded waterfalls in Addison County. Bartlett Falls, a 14-foot punchbowl waterfall, is about 2.1 miles away. Circle Current, a 15-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2.2 miles away. Abbey Pond Cascades, a 75-foot tiered waterfall, is about 4.8 miles away.
Bristol Cliffs Falls is located at 44.1027° N, 73.0717° 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.