Shingle Kill Falls is a waterfall on Shingle Kill in Greene County, New York, in the Northern Allegheny Plateau region, with a total height of about 32 feet. It lies about 1.1 miles southwest of Cairo and roughly 28.4 miles southwest of Albany as the crow flies.
At 32 feet it is on the modest side for New York, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 50.5 feet; it ranks 120th of 184.
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.
There are 55 recorded waterfalls in Greene County. Glen Falls, 25 feet high, is about 2.3 miles away. Bridal Veil Falls, 25 feet high, is about 2.3 miles away. Woodstock Falls, is about 2.5 miles away.
Shingle Kill Falls is located at 42.2850° N, 74.0071° 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.