Jackson Falls is a 47-foot waterfall on Rattling Run in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, in the Western Allegheny Plateau region. It lies about 1.4 miles south of Orchard Hills and roughly 26.1 miles east of Pittsburgh as the crow flies.
At 47 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Pennsylvania’s 133 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 26th; the typical Pennsylvania waterfall is about 28 feet. The tallest single drop is 20 feet. It falls in 3 drops.
The Western Allegheny Plateau is a maze of narrow ridges and hollows in mixed oak and hardwood forest, with coal mining and small farms. Waterfalls occur where creeks cross sandstone ledges in the hollows.
Armstrong County holds 3 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Glen, The, is about 6.7 miles away. Buttermilk Falls, a horsetail waterfall, is about 8.1 miles away. Buttermilk Falls, is about 19 miles away.
Jackson Falls is located at 40.5668° N, 79.5274° 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.