Pinnacle Falls is a waterfall on Dry Creek in Cayuga County, New York, in the Northern Allegheny Plateau region. It lies about 1.7 miles southeast of Moravia and roughly 27.5 miles southwest of Syracuse as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
The Northern Allegheny Plateau is a dissected upland of rolling hills and deep valleys in New York and Pennsylvania, with northern hardwood forest and dairy farms. Creeks cut through layered shale and sandstone in gorges lined with waterfalls, as in the Finger Lakes glens. Dry Creek carries 4 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Cayuga County holds 18 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Dalibarda Falls, 85 feet high, is under a mile away. Hogsback Falls, 80 feet high, is under a mile away. Cow Shed Falls, a 37-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away.
Pinnacle Falls is located at 42.6952° N, 76.3989° 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.