Buttermilk Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Mohawk River in Albany County, New York, in the Northeastern Coastal Zone region. It lies about 0.7 miles east of Cohoes and roughly 7.9 miles northeast of West Albany as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
The Northeastern Coastal Zone is a rolling, glaciated lowland of oak-pine forest, stony soils and dense settlement from Boston to Long Island Sound. Waterfalls are small, often on former mill streams over granite ledges. Mohawk River carries 3 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 21 recorded waterfalls in Albany County. Devils Kitchen Falls, is about 1.2 miles away. Upper Goulds Creek Falls, is about 1.2 miles away. Cohoes Falls, a 65-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 1.3 miles away.
Buttermilk Falls is located at 42.7765° N, 73.6874° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.