Roaring Brook Falls
Connecticut · height not recorded · Last verified 2026-05-15
Today at Roaring Brook Falls: areas of frost then sunny, 65°F. October averages 4.3" of precipitation here — expect high flow.
Right now
Today
65°F
Areas Of Frost then Sunny
Tonight
34°F
Clear then Patchy Frost
Today's daylight
Sunrise 7:14 AM · Sunset 5:56 PM · 10h 42m
Snapshot built 8m ago. Sources: NWS OKX.
Roaring Brook Falls is a waterfall in Connecticut. Height has not been officially recorded. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Roaring Brook Falls is in Connecticut. The base sits at roughly 525 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 4 minutes from Cheshire Village. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 20 meters of the marked location, though the name isn't recorded. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap.
Roaring Brook Falls is a waterfall in the southwestern hills of Cheshire, Connecticut in the Northeastern United States. Formed as the eponymous Roaring Brook descends a wooded cliffside on West Mountain, the waterfall is an 80-foot horsetail and ranks as one of the tallest in the state.
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 | 40 | 25 | 4.4 | 9.2 |
| Feb | 41 | 24 | 3.4 | 7.6 |
| Mar | 50 | 31 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
| Apr | 58 | 39 | 5.3 | 0.6 |
| May | 69 | 49 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 79 | 59 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Jul | 84 | 66 | 5.7 | 0 |
| Aug | 82 | 64 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep | 74 | 57 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct | 64 | 48 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 53 | 36 | 3.2 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 43 | 29 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roaring Brook Falls (this page) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cascade | 0 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Intermittent Cascade | 4 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Intermittent Cascade | 4 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Hopp Brook Falls | 5 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Wolcott Falls | 6 mi | 23 ft | — | — | — |
Questions visitors ask about Roaring Brook Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How far is Roaring Brook Falls from a major city?
Roaring Brook Falls is 3 miles from Cheshire Village (about 4 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
41.4830, -72.9426
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roaring_Brook_Falls
Wikidata (Q24192741)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24192741
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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