Upper Taughannock Falls is a waterfall on Taughannock Creek in Tompkins County, New York, in the Northern Allegheny Plateau region. It lies about 2.6 miles east of Trumansburg and roughly 42.8 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. Taughannock Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Tompkins County holds 46 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Taughannock Falls, a 215-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Lower Taughannock Falls, is about 1.1 miles away. Upper Frontenac Falls, is about 1.7 miles away.
Upper Taughannock Falls is located at 42.5324° N, 76.6159° 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.