Clifford Falls is a waterfall on Clifford Brook in Essex County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 20 feet. It lies about 6.9 miles east of North Elba and roughly 101.2 miles north of Schenectady as the crow flies.
At 20 feet it is on the modest side for New York, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 50.5 feet; it ranks 151st of 184. The tallest single drop is 12 feet.
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 63 recorded waterfalls in Essex County. Black Mountain Falls, is about 2.5 miles away. Styles Falls, is about 2.6 miles away. Hulls Falls, 15 feet high, is about 3.2 miles away.
Clifford Falls is located at 44.2770° N, 73.8237° 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.