Stairs Falls is a 15-foot waterfall in Coos County, New Hampshire, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 5 miles west of Gorham and roughly 70.1 miles northwest of Portland as the crow flies.
At 15 feet it is on the modest side for New Hampshire, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 93rd of 115. By form it is a fan, spreading out horizontally as it falls and staying in contact with the rock.
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.
Coos County holds 79 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Coosauk Fall, a cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Hitchcock Fall, a 12-foot segmented waterfall, is under a mile away. Muscanigra Falls, is under a mile away.
Stairs Falls is located at 44.3652° N, 71.2698° 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.