Hogsback Falls is a waterfall on Dry Creek in Cayuga County, New York, in the Northern Allegheny Plateau region, with a total height of about 80 feet. It lies about 2.1 miles southeast of Moravia and roughly 27.5 miles southwest of Syracuse as the crow flies.
At 80 feet it is taller than the typical New York waterfall of about 50.5 feet, ranking 59th of 184 with a recorded height.
The Northern Allegheny Plateau is a dissected upland of rolling hills and deep valleys in New York and Pennsylvania, with northern hardwood forest and dairy farms. Creeks cut through layered shale and sandstone in gorges lined with waterfalls, as in the Finger Lakes glens. Dry Creek carries 4 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 85 feet.
There are 18 recorded waterfalls in Cayuga County. Pinnacle Falls, is under a mile away. Dalibarda Falls, 85 feet high, is under a mile away. Cow Shed Falls, a 37-foot plunge waterfall, is about 1.1 miles away.
Hogsback Falls is located at 42.6920° N, 76.3921° 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.