Pennsylvania

Breakneck Falls

36 mi from Pittsburgh · ~1.0 hr drive

16ft tall
≈ 5 m

Breakneck Falls is a named waterfall in Pennsylvania — a smaller 16-foot cascade, about 36 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Full visit details below.

Nearest city
Pittsburgh, PA · 36 mi · ~1.0 hr drive
Height
16 ft (5 m)

Visiting Breakneck Falls

Trip planning

The exact location is at 40.9374°, -80.1785° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.

Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.

If you've visited Breakneck Falls and have current notes (parking situation, dog policy, seasonality, kid-friendliness), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn more.

Stay nearby

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Sources

Public data

Location and tag data for Breakneck Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) . We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.