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Kaaterskill Falls
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Kaaterskill Falls from below
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Location Catskill Mountains, Hunter, New York, United States
Type Tiered
Total height 260 feet (79 m)
Number of drops 2
Longest drop 180 feet (55 m)
Watercourse Spruce Creek

Kaaterskill Falls is a beautiful two-part waterfall located in the Catskill Mountains of New York. It's found in Greene County, between the small towns (called hamlets) of Haines Falls and Palenville.

This amazing waterfall drops a total of 260 feet (79 meters). This makes Kaaterskill Falls one of the tallest waterfalls in New York State. It's also one of the highest waterfalls in the entire Eastern United States! The water flows down from Spruce Creek.

A Popular Place to Visit

Kaaterskill Falls has been a popular spot for visitors for a very long time. It's one of America's oldest tourist attractions! People have been coming to see its beauty since the early 1800s.

Inspiration for Artists and Writers

Many famous artists and writers were inspired by Kaaterskill Falls. They wrote about it in books, essays, and poems. They also painted many pictures of its wild and natural beauty.

  • Painters: The falls became a favorite subject for artists from the Hudson River School. This was a group of landscape painters who loved to show the beauty of American nature. Thomas Cole, a very famous painter from this group, visited the falls in 1825. His paintings helped make the falls even more famous.
  • Poets: The falls also inspired a well-known poem called "Catterskill Falls." It was written by William Cullen Bryant, a famous American poet.

People saw Kaaterskill Falls as a place where nature was still wild and untouched. It was like a special, natural paradise.



Images for kids

  • Brooklyn Museum - Under the Falls, Catskill Mountains - Winslow Homer - overall

    Winslow Homer - Under the Falls, Catskill Mountains - Brooklyn Museum

  • Kaaterskill Falls (5575741951)

    The Falls in winter

  • Asher Durand Kindred Spirits

    Durand's Kindred Spirits, with the falls in the background.

  • Wall, William Guy -Cauterskill Falls on the Catskill Mountains, Taken from under the Cavern, 1826-27

    Kaaterskill Falls on the Catskill Mountains, by William Guy Wall, 1826–27, Honolulu Museum of Art

  • Trail to Kaaterskill Falls

    The sign on Route 23A that guides people to a hiking trail to Kaaterskill Falls.

  • Hikers swiming in the upper pool of Kaaterskill Falls, NY

    Hikers swim in the upper falls pool.

  • View from top of Kaaterskill Falls 2

    View to Hunter Mountain from the top of the waterfalls, an area officially closed to hiking.

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