Grand Pitch is a waterfall on East Branch Penobscot River in Penobscot County, Maine, in the Acadian Plains and Hills region, with a total height of about 21 feet. It lies about 15 miles west of Patten as the crow flies.
At 21 feet it is on the modest side for Maine, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 29 feet; it ranks 52nd of 80. The water comes down as a block waterfall, wider than it is tall, spilling over a broad ledge.
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. East Branch Penobscot River carries 4 recorded waterfalls, and Grand Pitch is the tallest of them.
There are 15 recorded waterfalls in Penobscot County. Upper Bowlin Falls, is about 1 miles away. Haskell Rock Pitch, a 15-foot cascade waterfall, is about 1.4 miles away. Norway Falls, is about 5.9 miles away.
Grand Pitch is located at 46.0576° N, 68.7455° 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.