Pinchot Falls is a waterfall on Sawkill Creek in Pike County, Pennsylvania, in the North Central Appalachians region, with a total height of about 85 feet. It lies about 6.2 miles east of Gold Key Lake and roughly 38.5 miles northwest of Parsippany as the crow flies.
At 85 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 133 Pennsylvania waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 4th. The tallest single drop is 60 feet. It falls in 2 drops.
The North Central Appalachians are a high, forested plateau of hemlock, pine and northern hardwoods in Pennsylvania and New York, deeply cut by river gorges. Tributaries drop into the gorges over sandstone ledges. Sawkill Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Pinchot Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 48 recorded waterfalls in Pike County. Moon Valley Falls, 80 feet high, is about 1.4 miles away. Hackers Falls, an 8-foot veiling horsetail waterfall, is about 2.2 miles away. Upper Raymondskill Falls, is about 2.7 miles away.
Pinchot Falls is located at 41.3284° N, 74.8229° 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.