Tiered waterfalls

Two or more distinct drops in a clear, separated sequence. Below are the 52 tiered waterfalls in this guide, ranked by documented height.

By Reese Calder, Field Guide Editor · Updated Jun 22, 2026

#	Waterfall	State	Height	Type	Access
1	Oloʻupena Falls	Hawaii	2,953 ft	Tiered	Backcountry
2	Yosemite Falls	California	2,425 ft	Tiered	Moderate hike
3	Kahiwa Falls	Hawaii	2,165 ft	Tiered	Backcountry
4	Waipoʻo Falls	Hawaii	800 ft	Tiered	Moderate hike
5	Amicalola Falls	Georgia	729 ft	Tiered	Short hike
6	Multnomah Falls	Oregon	620 ft	Tiered	Short hike
7	Bridal Veil Falls	Utah	607 ft	Tiered	Roadside
8	Bridal Veil Falls	Alaska	600 ft	Tiered	Roadside
9	Whitewater Falls	North Carolina	411 ft	Tiered	Short hike
10	Raven Cliff Falls	South Carolina	400 ft	Tiered	Moderate hike
11	Rainbow Falls	Washington	392 ft	Tiered	Roadside
12	Nugget Falls	Alaska	377 ft	Tiered	Short hike
13	Wallace Falls	Washington	367 ft	Tiered	Moderate hike
14	Wallace Falls (Middle Falls)	Washington	367 ft	Tiered	Moderate hike
15	Comet Falls	Washington	320 ft	Tiered	Moderate hike
16	Umauma Falls	Hawaii	300 ft	Tiered	Short hike
17	Kaaterskill Falls	New York	260 ft	Tiered	Moderate hike
18	Moaʻula Falls	Hawaii	250 ft	Tiered	Moderate hike
19	Whiskeytown Falls	California	220 ft	Tiered	Moderate hike
20	Grand Falls (Chocolate Falls)	Arizona	185 ft	Tiered	Short hike
21	Doane's Falls	Massachusetts	175 ft	Tiered	Short hike
22	Linville Falls	North Carolina	150 ft	Tiered	Moderate hike
23	Franklin Falls	Washington	135 ft	Tiered	Short hike
24	Twin Falls	Washington	135 ft	Tiered	Short hike
25	Wahclella Falls	Oregon	127 ft	Tiered	Short hike
26	Triple Falls	North Carolina	125 ft	Tiered	Short hike
27	Bushkill Falls (Main Falls)	Pennsylvania	100 ft	Tiered	Short hike
28	Helton Creek Falls	Georgia	100 ft	Tiered	Short hike
29	Burden Falls	Illinois	100 ft	Tiered	Short hike
30	Madrid Falls	Texas	100 ft	Tiered	Backcountry
31	Moxie Falls	Maine	90 ft	Tiered	Short hike
32	Morrell Falls	Montana	90 ft	Tiered	Moderate hike
33	Whiteoak Canyon Falls (Upper)	Virginia	86 ft	Tiered	Moderate hike
34	Diana's Baths	New Hampshire	80 ft	Tiered	Short hike
35	Sable Falls	Michigan	75 ft	Tiered	Short hike
36	Cummins Falls	Tennessee	75 ft	Tiered	Moderate hike
37	Jemez Falls	New Mexico	70 ft	Tiered	Short hike
38	Brandywine Falls	Ohio	65 ft	Tiered	Short hike
39	Falls of Hills Creek (Lower Falls)	West Virginia	63 ft	Tiered	Moderate hike
40	Falls of Hills Creek	West Virginia	63 ft	Tiered	Moderate hike
41	Gooseberry Falls (Lower Falls)	Minnesota	60 ft	Tiered	Short hike
42	Eden Falls (Lower)	Arkansas	53 ft	Tiered	Short hike
43	Ousel Falls	Montana	50 ft	Tiered	Short hike
44	Virginia Falls	Montana	50 ft	Tiered	Moderate hike
45	Alamere Falls	California	40 ft	Tiered	Backcountry
46	Running Eagle Falls	Montana	40 ft	Tiered	Short hike
47	Beaver Falls	Arizona	40 ft	Tiered	Backcountry
48	Sabbaday Falls	New Hampshire	38 ft	Tiered	Short hike
49	St. Mary Falls	Montana	35 ft	Tiered	Short hike
50	Gooseberry Falls (Middle Falls)	Minnesota	25 ft	Tiered	Short hike
51	Seven Falls	Arizona	—	Tiered	Moderate hike
52	Twin Falls (Wailele / Hoʻolawa)	Hawaii	—	Tiered	Short hike

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