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Bridal Veil Falls
New York · 180-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Today at Bridal Veil Falls: mostly clear, 61°F.
Right now
Overnight
61°F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
80°F
Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:36 AM · Sunset 8:56 PM · 15h 20m
Snapshot built 15m ago. Sources: NWS BUF.
Bridal Veil Falls is a waterfall in Niagara County, New York. It drops roughly 180 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Bridal Veil Falls is the smallest of the three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls. It is located on the United States side in New York state. Luna Island separates it from the American Falls and Goat Island separates it from the Horseshoe Falls. Bridal Veil Falls faces to the northwest and has a crest 56 ft (17 m) wide.
Is the water flowing right now?
Most waterfall sites don't tell you this. The waterfall itself is almost never gauged, but a USGS streamgage in the same watershed can tell you whether snowmelt has started, peaked, or run dry.
USGS gage 04216070 · 13.2 mi away
NIAGARA RIVER AT FORT ERIE ONTARIO CANADA
— Distant gauge — proxy reading, not on the same drainage.
View live discharge data →
When to go (from the climate data, not our opinion)
Monthly averages from Open-Meteo's reanalysis dataset (2020–2024). Highlighted months are when we think the waterfall is at its best — but the numbers are the numbers regardless.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip (in) | Snow days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 23 | 3.6 | 19.2 |
| Feb | 36 | 21 | 2.8 | 15.8 |
| Mar | 46 | 30 | 2.9 | 8.4 |
| Apr | 56 | 37 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| May | 68 | 48 | 2.7 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 77 | 60 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Jul | 80 | 65 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Aug | 79 | 64 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Sep | 72 | 58 | 3.4 | 0 |
| Oct | 61 | 48 | 3.6 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 49 | 37 | 2.8 | 6.4 |
| Dec | 40 | 29 | 3.7 | 11.4 |
Source: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API · ERA5 reanalysis 2020–2024.
Compare to nearby falls
If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridal Veil Falls (this page) | — | 180 ft | — | — | — |
| Niagara Falls | 0 mi | — | — | — | — |
| American Falls | 0 mi | 361 ft | — | — | — |
| Glen Falls | 18 mi | 30 ft | — | — | — |
| Indian Falls | 19 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Royalton Falls | 25 mi | — | — | — | — |
Related waterfalls
Similar height (~180 ft)
- Shady Creek Falls177 ft
- South Falls177 ft
- Double Falls184 ft
- Grand Falls184 ft
- Angel Falls174 ft
Questions visitors ask about Bridal Veil Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How tall is Bridal Veil Falls?
Bridal Veil Falls is 180 feet (55 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Bridal Veil Falls from a major city?
Bridal Veil Falls is 3 miles from Niagara Falls (about 4 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
43.0835, -79.0708
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridal_Veil_Falls_(Niagara_Falls)
Wikidata (Q511247)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q511247
GeoNames (5110122)
https://www.geonames.org/5110122/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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