LaChute Falls is a 30-foot waterfall on La Chute in Essex County, New York, in the Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands region. It lies about 0.8 miles southwest of Ticonderoga and roughly 75.2 miles north of Schenectady 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 Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands are a rolling plain of farmland and mixed forest south of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Creeks cut gorges through layered limestone and shale, dropping over ledges in waterfalls, most famously along the Niagara Escarpment.
Essex County holds 63 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Carillon Falls, is under a mile away. Upper Hague Brook Falls, is about 6.9 miles away. Lower Hague Brook Falls, is about 7.1 miles away.
LaChute Falls is located at 43.8382° N, 73.4314° 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.