Whetstone Falls is a waterfall in Lewis County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 50 feet. It lies about 6.5 miles south of Lowville and roughly 43.1 miles north of Utica as the crow flies.
At 50 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 93rd of 184. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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 41 recorded waterfalls in Lewis County. Whetstone Creek Falls, 50 feet high, is under a mile away. Whittaker Falls, is about 3.9 miles away. House Creek Falls, is about 4.7 miles away.
Whetstone Falls is located at 43.6931° N, 75.4999° 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.