Gibbs Falls is a waterfall on Gibbs Brook in Coos County, New Hampshire, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 35 feet. It lies about 10.6 miles east of Deerfield and roughly 69 miles northwest of Portland as the crow flies.
At 35 feet it is taller than the typical New Hampshire waterfall of about 30 feet, ranking 52nd of 115 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 25 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.
There are 79 recorded waterfalls in Coos County. Upper Flume Cascade, a tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Beecher Cascade, a 25-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Pearl Cascade, a 20-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away.
Gibbs Falls is located at 44.2214° N, 71.4036° 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.