Hell Hole Falls is a 10-foot waterfall on Popolopen Stream in Orange County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 0.6 miles southwest of Fort Montgomery and roughly 21.6 miles north of Greenburgh as the crow flies.
At 10 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 174th of 184.
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.
Orange County holds 10 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Buttermilk Falls, is about 3.6 miles away. Mineral Spring Falls, is about 5.3 miles away. Indian Falls, 25 feet high, is about 6.5 miles away.
Hell Hole Falls is located at 41.3243° N, 73.9945° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.