Little Wilson Falls is a 39-foot waterfall on Little Wilson Stream in Piscataquis County, Maine, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 8.3 miles southeast of Greenville and roughly 124.8 miles north of Portland as the crow flies.
At 39 feet it is taller than the typical Maine waterfall of about 29 feet, ranking 33rd of 80 with a recorded height. By form it is a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
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. Little Wilson Stream carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Little Wilson Falls is the tallest of them.
Piscataquis County holds 50 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Lower Little Wilson Falls, a 25-foot slide waterfall, is under a mile away. Thompson Brook Falls, is about 1.3 miles away. Big Wilson Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 1.8 miles away.
Little Wilson Falls is located at 45.3738° N, 69.4718° 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.