Four Foot Pitch is a 4-foot waterfall on West Branch Mattawamkeag River in Aroostook County, Maine, in the Acadian Plains and Hills region. It lies about 12.7 miles northeast of Patten as the crow flies.
At 4 feet it is one of the lowest falls in the state’s records: of the 80 Maine waterfalls with a documented height only 0 are shorter, while the typical Maine waterfall stands around 29 feet.
The Acadian Plains and Hills of Maine are rolling, glaciated forest of spruce, fir and northern hardwoods with countless lakes, bogs and rivers. Rivers drop over granite and slate ledges in falls and rips. West Branch Mattawamkeag River carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Four Foot Pitch is the tallest of them.
Aroostook County holds 13 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Lower Falls, is under a mile away. Jackson Sluice, is about 1.2 miles away. Upper Falls, is about 1.5 miles away.
Four Foot Pitch is located at 46.1578° N, 68.3213° 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.