Crystal Falls is a waterfall on West Hill Brook in Franklin County, Vermont, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 20 feet. It lies about 2.5 miles south of Montgomery and roughly 142.3 miles northwest of Manchester as the crow flies.
At 20 feet it is on the modest side for Vermont, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 94th of 158. The tallest single drop is 12 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. West Hill Brook carries 3 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 60 feet.
There are 21 recorded waterfalls in Franklin County. South Branch Falls, a 35-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2 miles away. Hippie Hole, a 32-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2.1 miles away. Trout River Falls, a 25-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2.4 miles away.
Crystal Falls is located at 44.8677° N, 72.6482° 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.