Profile Falls is a waterfall on Smith River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 30 feet. It lies about 1.6 miles south of Bristol and roughly 42 miles north of Manchester as the crow flies.
At 30 feet it is taller than the typical New Hampshire waterfall of about 30 feet, ranking 55th of 115 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a block waterfall, wider than it is tall, spilling over a broad ledge.
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 98 recorded waterfalls in Grafton County. Bristol Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 1.5 miles away. Robinson Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 2.5 miles away. Welton Falls, a 25-foot tiered waterfall, is about 9 miles away.
Profile Falls is located at 43.5685° N, 71.7344° 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.