High Falls is a waterfall on Saranac River in Clinton County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 70 feet. It lies about 6.4 miles south of Dannemora and roughly 126 miles north of Schenectady as the crow flies.
At 70 feet it is taller than the typical New York waterfall of about 50.5 feet, ranking 71st of 184 with a recorded height.
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. Saranac River carries 5 recorded waterfalls, and High Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 10 recorded waterfalls in Clinton County. Tefft Pond Falls, is about 6.9 miles away. Woods Mills Falls, is about 8.1 miles away. Little Kent Falls, 65 feet high, is about 8.6 miles away.
High Falls is located at 44.6325° N, 73.7597° 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.