Upper Hell Hole Falls
Greene County, New York
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Greene County, New York
- Ground elevation
- About 2,067 ft above sea level
- Nearby mapped stream
- Mossy Brook
- Land
- Kaaterskill Wild Forest
- Nearby mapped access
- Mapped parking area (route unconfirmed)
A nearby mapped parking area or trailhead may not connect to this waterfall. Confirm the route and public access before travelling.
Upper Hell Hole Falls is mapped in Greene County, New York, 4 miles southwest of Palenville. This entry shows its location and nearby mapped places; a visitor route has not been confirmed.
About this location
Land & access
The land ownership record at this location lists Kaaterskill Wild Forest. The listed manager is state conservation department. The land record lists public access. Check the manager’s current visitor information for permitted routes and closures.
Water & terrain
Mossy Brook is mapped within 60 metres (about 200 feet) of the waterfall. Proximity alone does not confirm which stream feeds the falls.
Ground elevation is the land’s height above sea level, not the waterfall’s drop.
Sources for these details
Nearby streams and paths: OpenStreetMap. Land names: USGS PAD-US ownership records, with planning boundaries used only where ownership has no usable name. Ground elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program.
Map records do not verify a walking route or current access conditions.
Before you make the trip
The closest mapped parking is 0.3 mi away in a straight line. This is not a walking distance.
Trail length, parking rules and current conditions have not been confirmed for this entry.
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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- Bridal Veil FallsPartial guide: informal path to an unfenced cliff-edge lookout with many past deaths89 ft (27 m) · Greene County, NY0.5 miSW
- Old Mill FallsPartial guide: view from the footbridge documented; walking distance from the parking area not given13 ft (4 m) · Greene County, NY0.5 miSW
- Plattekill FallsShort preserve trail; dangerous drop-off at Hell's Hole75 ft (23 m) · Greene County, NY0.5 miSW
- Grey Rock Falls43 ft (13 m) · Greene County, NY0.6 miS
- Green Hole Falls23 ft (7 m) · Greene County, NY0.8 miS