Upper Thatcher Brook Falls is a waterfall on Thatcher Brook in Washington County, Vermont, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 47 feet. It lies about 1.1 miles northeast of Waterbury and roughly 113.5 miles northwest of Manchester as the crow flies.
At 47 feet it is taller than the typical Vermont waterfall of about 30 feet, ranking 49th of 158 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
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. Thatcher Brook carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Upper Thatcher Brook Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 41 recorded waterfalls in Washington County. Thatcher Brook Falls, a tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Crossett Brook Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 2.2 miles away. Upper Crossett Brook Falls, a 12-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 2.9 miles away.
Upper Thatcher Brook Falls is located at 44.3493° N, 72.7422° 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.