Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Waterfalls Near Mountainhome, PA
There are 36 named waterfalls within a 30-mile radius of Mountainhome, 10 of them inside 10 miles. The nearest is Buck Hill Falls, 1.5 miles north of town. Dingmans Falls earns the best visitor rating nearby (4.8 stars from 619 Google reviews). The list includes falls across the line in New Jersey.
Distances are straight-line from the town center. Driving routes are longer.
Best Waterfalls Near Mountainhome at a Glance
30 Waterfalls Near Mountainhome, Ranked by Distance
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Buck Hill Falls
Buck Hill Falls is the closest named waterfall to Mountainhome, 1.5 miles to the north in Monroe County. It ranks 16th for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome.
- Rating
- 3.4 (14 Google reviews)
- Address
- Barrett Township, PA 18326
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Spruce Cabin Falls
Spruce Cabin Falls lies 1.6 miles east of Mountainhome in Monroe County, number 2 of 30 by distance. It ranks 21st for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome.
- Rating
- 1.0 (3 Google reviews)
- Address
- Barrett Township, PA 18325
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Leavitt Falls
Leavitt Falls lies 3.7 miles northeast of Mountainhome in Monroe County, number 3 of 30 by distance. It ranks 24th for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome.
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 Google reviews)
- Address
- Barrett Township, PA 18325
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Paradise Falls
Paradise Falls lies 4.6 miles south of Mountainhome in Monroe County, number 4 of 30 by distance. It ranks 10th for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome. Its own nearest town is Parkside.
- Rating
- 2.4 (27 Google reviews)
- Address
- Paradise Township, PA 18326
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Indian Ladder Falls
Indian Ladder Falls lies 5.4 miles north of Mountainhome in Monroe County, number 5 of 30 by distance. It ranks 8th for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome.
- Rating
- 4.1 (41 Google reviews)
- Address
- Barrett Township, PA 18426
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High Falls
High Falls lies 7.1 miles east of Mountainhome in Monroe County, number 6 of 30 by distance.
- Address
- Price Township, PA 18325
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Snow Hill Falls
Snow Hill Falls lies 7.2 miles east of Mountainhome in Pike County, number 7 of 30 by distance. It ranks 25th for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome. Its own nearest town is Saw Creek.
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 Google reviews)
- Address
- Porter Township, PA 18302
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Lee Falls
Lee Falls lies 8.6 miles south of Mountainhome in Monroe County, number 8 of 30 by distance. It ranks 19th for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome. Its own nearest town is Parkside.
- Rating
- 2.6 (5 Google reviews)
- Address
- Stroud Township, PA 18301
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Clarke Falls
Clarke Falls lies 8.7 miles south of Mountainhome in Monroe County, number 9 of 30 by distance. It ranks 22nd for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome. Its own nearest town is Parkside.
- Rating
- 2.7 (3 Google reviews)
- Address
- Stroud Township, PA 18301
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Little Falls
Little Falls lies 10.0 miles north of Mountainhome in Pike County, number 10 of 30 by distance. It ranks 23rd for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome.
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 Google reviews)
- Address
- Greene Township, PA 18426
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Marshall Falls
Marshall Falls lies 11 miles southeast of Mountainhome in Monroe County, number 11 of 30 by distance. It ranks 5th for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome. Its own nearest town is East Stroudsburg.
- Rating
- 4.5 (50 Google reviews)
- Address
- Middle Smithfield Township, PA 18302
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Marshalls Falls
Marshalls Falls lies 11 miles southeast of Mountainhome in Monroe County, number 12 of 30 by distance. It ranks 4th for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome. Its own nearest town is East Stroudsburg.
- Rating
- 4.1 (118 Google reviews)
- Address
- Middle Smithfield Township, PA 18302
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Twin Falls
Twin Falls lies 12 miles southeast of Mountainhome in Monroe County, number 13 of 30 by distance. Its own nearest town is East Stroudsburg.
- Address
- Monroe County, PA (GPS 41.0315, -75.1260)
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Winona Falls
Winona Falls lies 12 miles east of Mountainhome in Pike County, number 14 of 30 by distance. It ranks 17th for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome. Its own nearest town is Saw Creek.
- Rating
- 3.4 (11 Google reviews)
- Address
- Saw Creek, PA 18324
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Buttermilk Falls
Buttermilk Falls lies 13 miles southeast of Mountainhome in Monroe County, number 15 of 30 by distance. Its own nearest town is East Stroudsburg.
- Address
- Monroe County, PA (GPS 41.0098, -75.1321)
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Bushkill Falls
Bushkill Falls lies 14 miles east of Mountainhome in Pike County, number 16 of 30 by distance. It draws more Google reviews than any other waterfall near Mountainhome. Forested, privately owned park with 8 waterfalls & 2 miles' worth of picturesque hiking trails.
- Rating
- 4.5 (1,478 Google reviews)
- Address
- Lehman Township, PA 18324
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Tobyhanna Falls
Tobyhanna Falls lies 18 miles west of Mountainhome in Monroe County, number 17 of 30 by distance. It ranks 11th for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome. Its own nearest town is Towamensing Trails.
- Rating
- 3.3 (22 Google reviews)
- Address
- Tobyhanna Township, PA 18610
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High Falls
High Falls lies 18 miles northeast of Mountainhome in Pike County, number 18 of 30 by distance. It ranks 26th for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome. Its own nearest town is Hemlock Farms.
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 Google reviews)
- Address
- Blooming Grove Township, PA 18428
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Great Falls of the Lehigh
Great Falls of the Lehigh lies 19 miles west of Mountainhome in Luzerne County, number 19 of 30 by distance. It ranks 14th for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome. Its own nearest town is Towamensing Trails.
- Rating
- 2.9 (17 Google reviews)
- Address
- Tobyhanna Township, PA 18610
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Deer Leap Falls
Deer Leap Falls lies 19 miles east of Mountainhome in Pike County, number 20 of 30 by distance. It ranks 13th for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome. Downstream waterfall along a creek in a recreation spot & hiking area overlooked by a bridge.
- Rating
- 3.7 (19 Google reviews)
- Address
- Delaware Township, PA 18328
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Factory Falls
Factory Falls lies 19 miles east of Mountainhome in Pike County, number 21 of 30 by distance. It ranks 18th for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome. Its own nearest town is Birchwood Lakes.
- Rating
- 4.0 (11 Google reviews)
- Address
- Delaware Township, PA 18328
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Fulmer Falls
Fulmer Falls lies 19 miles east of Mountainhome in Pike County, number 22 of 30 by distance. It ranks 12th for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome. Scenic waterfall accessible by hiking trail, the largest of 3 in the vicinity at 56 ft. high.
- Rating
- 4.5 (21 Google reviews)
- Address
- Delaware Township, PA 18328
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Ridgeway Falls
Ridgeway Falls lies 19 miles northeast of Mountainhome in Pike County, number 23 of 30 by distance. It ranks 27th for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome. Its own nearest town is Hawley.
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 Google reviews)
- Address
- Lackawaxen Township, PA 18428
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Bass Lake Falls
Bass Lake Falls lies 20 miles southeast of Mountainhome in Warren County, number 24 of 30 by distance. It ranks 20th for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome. Its own nearest town is Hardwick.
- Rating
- 3.0 (4 Google reviews)
- Address
- Hardwick Township, NJ 07825
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Dingmans Falls
Dingmans Falls lies 20 miles east of Mountainhome in Pike County, number 25 of 30 by distance. It ranks 2nd for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome. A hiking trail with boardwalks leads to a platform for views of this scenic waterfall in the woods.
- Rating
- 4.8 (619 Google reviews)
- Address
- Delaware Township, PA 18328
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Silverthread Falls
Silverthread Falls lies 20 miles east of Mountainhome in Pike County, number 26 of 30 by distance. It ranks 6th for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome. This picturesque, 80-ft-tall waterfall can be viewed from a lookout reached via an accessible trail.
- Rating
- 4.7 (50 Google reviews)
- Address
- Delaware Township, PA 18328
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Tillman Falls
Tillman Falls lies 21 miles east of Mountainhome in Sussex County, number 27 of 30 by distance. It ranks 15th for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome. Its own nearest town is Crandon Lakes.
- Rating
- 3.6 (16 Google reviews)
- Address
- Walpack Township, NJ 07851
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Shohola Falls
Shohola Falls lies 22 miles northeast of Mountainhome in Pike County, number 28 of 30 by distance. It ranks 7th for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome. Its own nearest town is Sunrise Lake.
- Rating
- 4.6 (45 Google reviews)
- Address
- Shohola Township, PA 18458
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Hawk Falls
Hawk Falls lies 22 miles southwest of Mountainhome in Carbon County, number 29 of 30 by distance. It ranks 3rd for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome. A 25-foot-high waterfall in a state park with a bridge accessed via a forest trail.
- Rating
- 4.6 (375 Google reviews)
- Address
- Kidder Township, PA 18210
- Website
- dcnr.state.pa.us
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Wangum Falls
Wangum Falls lies 22 miles north of Mountainhome in Wayne County, number 30 of 30 by distance. It ranks 9th for review count among waterfalls near Mountainhome. Cascading waterfall with forested surrounds, viewable by a landmark truss bridge installed in 1944.
- Rating
- 4.5 (35 Google reviews)
- Address
- Paupack Township, PA 18431
Where the Waterfalls Are
Mountainhome sits in or near the Poconos and the Delaware Water Gap area of Pennsylvania. Tributaries of the Delaware River drop off the Pocono Plateau in a series of short, steep ravines. Within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Dingmans Falls, described as 130 feet high, and nearby Silverthread Falls are reached by a boardwalk trail, and Raymondskill Falls descends in three tiers near Milford. Bushkill Falls, the state's most reviewed waterfall, is a privately owned park with eight falls and a network of trails and bridges. Around East Stroudsburg and Mountainhome, Monroe County adds more, while Hawk Falls in Hickory Run State Park in Carbon County is reached on a short forest trail. Read the Pennsylvania waterfall guide.
By direction from Mountainhome: 12 to the east, 5 to the northeast, 5 to the southeast, 4 to the north, 4 to the south, 3 to the west, 2 to the southwest, and 1 to the northwest. They are spread across Pike County (14), Monroe County (13), Luzerne County (2), Warren County (2), Carbon County (2), and Sussex County (1). The average distance is 15.8 miles.
By Distance
Within 10 miles of Mountainhome
Buck Hill Falls (1.5 mi), Spruce Cabin Falls (1.6 mi), Leavitt Falls (3.7 mi), Paradise Falls (4.6 mi), Indian Ladder Falls (5.4 mi), High Falls (7.1 mi), Snow Hill Falls (7.2 mi), Lee Falls (8.6 mi), Clarke Falls (8.7 mi), Little Falls (10.0 mi)
10 to 20 miles of Mountainhome
Marshall Falls (11 mi), Marshalls Falls (11 mi), Twin Falls (12 mi), Winona Falls (12 mi), Buttermilk Falls (13 mi), Bushkill Falls (14 mi), Tobyhanna Falls (18 mi), High Falls (18 mi), Great Falls of the Lehigh (19 mi), Deer Leap Falls (19 mi), Factory Falls (19 mi), Fulmer Falls (19 mi), Ridgeway Falls (19 mi), Bass Lake Falls (20 mi)
20 to 30 miles of Mountainhome
Dingmans Falls (20 mi), Silverthread Falls (20 mi), Tillman Falls (21 mi), Shohola Falls (22 mi), Hawk Falls (22 mi), Wangum Falls (22 mi), Raymondskill Falls (24 mi), Nay Aug Falls (25 mi), Pinchot Falls (26 mi), Foul Rift Falls (27 mi), Whirlpool Canyon Falls (28 mi), Luke's Falls (29 mi)
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Waterfalls Near Mountainhome: FAQs
How many waterfalls are near Mountainhome, PA?
36 named waterfalls lie within 30 miles of Mountainhome: 10 within 10 miles, 14 10 to 20 miles, 12 20 to 30 miles. Distances are straight-line from the town center.
What is the closest waterfall to Mountainhome?
Buck Hill Falls in Monroe County is the closest, about 1.5 miles north of Mountainhome.
What is the best-rated waterfall near Mountainhome?
Dingmans Falls has the highest Google rating among nearby falls with at least 10 reviews: 4.8 stars from 619 Google reviews. The most reviewed is Bushkill Falls.
Which counties are the waterfalls near Mountainhome in?
Pike County (14), Monroe County (13), Luzerne County (2), Warren County (2), and Carbon County (2).
How does Mountainhome compare with other Pennsylvania towns?
Mountainhome ranks 2nd of the 38 Pennsylvania towns in our directory for the number of waterfalls within 30 miles.