Paugus Falls is a waterfall in Carroll County, New Hampshire, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 250 feet. It lies about 6 miles northwest of Tamworth and roughly 56 miles west of Portland as the crow flies.
At 250 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of New Hampshire’s 115 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 13th; the typical New Hampshire waterfall is about 30 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another.
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.
There are 42 recorded waterfalls in Carroll County. Wonalancet Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 2.6 miles away. Champney Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 2.8 miles away. Pitcher Falls, a plunge waterfall, is about 2.8 miles away.
Paugus Falls is located at 43.9396° N, 71.3124° 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.