Hell’s Hole Falls is a 30-foot waterfall on Hells Hole Brook in Greene County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 4.3 miles southwest of Palenville and roughly 39.6 miles southwest of Albany as the crow flies.
At 30 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 123rd of 184. The tallest single drop is 15 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a plunge character. It falls in 3 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.
Greene County holds 55 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Bridal Veil Falls, is under a mile away. Lower Rainbow Falls, is under a mile away. Plattekill Falls, a 51-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away.
Hell’s Hole Falls is located at 42.1328° N, 74.0825° 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 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.