Buttermilk Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, in the Western Allegheny Plateau region. It lies about 2.4 miles north of Leechburg and roughly 24.8 miles northeast of Pittsburgh as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
The Western Allegheny Plateau is a maze of narrow ridges and hollows in mixed oak and hardwood forest, with coal mining and small farms. Waterfalls occur where creeks cross sandstone ledges in the hollows.
There are 3 recorded waterfalls in Armstrong County. Jackson Falls, 47 feet high, is about 8.1 miles away. Buttermilk Falls, is about 14 miles away. Glen, The, is about 14.7 miles away.
Buttermilk Falls is located at 40.6595° N, 79.6204° 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.