New York
High Falls
0 mi from Rochester · ~0 min drive
95ft tall
≈ 29 m
≈ 29 m
High Falls is a named waterfall in New York — a 95-foot drop, about 0 miles from Rochester, NY. Full visit details below.
- State
- New York
- Nearest city
- Rochester, NY · 0 mi · ~0 min drive
- Height
- 95 ft (29 m)
- Coordinates
- 43.1613°, -77.6134°
From Wikipedia: The High Falls or Upper Falls are a waterfall on the Genesee River in the city of Rochester, New York. They are one of three waterfalls within the city; the Middle and Lower Falls are about 2 miles (3.2 km) downstream. The High Falls area was the site of much of Rochester's early industrial development, where industry was powered by falling water. Brown's Race diverts water from above the falls and was used to feed various flour mills and industries; today the water is used to produce hydroelectric power. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on High Falls (Rochester, New York), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting High Falls
The exact location is at 43.1613°, -77.6134° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.
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Sources
Location and tag data for High Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) ; the Wikipedia article linked above provides additional history. 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.