Delphi Falls Upper
New York · 171-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
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Delphi Falls Upper is a waterfall in Madison County, New York. It drops roughly 171 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.
Delphi Falls Upper sits in Madison County, New York. It drops along Delphi Falls County Park on the East Branch. The base sits at roughly 1,122 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 7 minutes from Cazenovia. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 20 meters of the marked location, though the name isn't recorded. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Delphi Falls is a two-tiered waterfall located in the 66 acres (27 ha) Delphi Falls County Park on the East Branch of Limestone Creek southeast of Delphi Falls and west-southwest of Union. The lower falls are 62 feet (19 m) tall, while the upper are 54 feet (16 m).
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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 04245200 · 9.6 mi away
BUTTERNUT CREEK NEAR JAMESVILLE NY
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| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delphi Falls Upper (this page) | — | 171 ft | — | — | — |
| Delphi Falls Lower | 0 mi | 213 ft | — | — | — |
| Pratt's Falls | 7 mi | 137 ft | easy · 0.6 mi | Y | $5 |
| The Cascades | 8 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Chittenango Falls | 8 mi | 167 ft | — | Y | Free |
| Tinker Falls | 9 mi | 164 ft | — | — | — |
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Delphi Falls Upper compared head-to-head with other documented falls — height, access, fees, dogs, swimmability in one row each.
Related waterfalls
On the same watercourse (Delphi Falls County Park on the East Branch)
- Delphi Falls Lower213 ft
Similar height (~171 ft)
- Tunnel Falls172 ft
- Mill Creek Falls173 ft
- Angel Falls174 ft
- Eden Falls174 ft
- Anderson Falls167 ft
Questions visitors ask about Delphi Falls Upper
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How tall is Delphi Falls Upper?
Delphi Falls Upper is 171 feet (52 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Delphi Falls Upper from a major city?
Delphi Falls Upper is 5 miles from Cazenovia (about 7 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
42.8631, -75.8983
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphi_Falls_(waterfall)
Wikidata (Q108392078)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108392078
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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