Magnitude:

60

 Abs Mag:

69

 Beisel Rating:

2.55 (Class 3)

 Height:

167 feet

 Tallest Drop:

109 feet

 # of Drops:

2

 Type:

tiered

 Stream:

Chittenango Creek

 Latitude:

42.9787

 Longitude:

75.8416

 Maps:

USGS Cazenovia 7 1/2"

 

Aerial Photography

 Delormes:

62 A1
 

 

A photo of Chittenango Falls courtesy of Jim Pauquette, click to enlarge

An old postcard image from the archive, click to enlarge

An old postcard image from the archive, click to enlarge

An old postcard image from the archive, click to enlarge
 

 

Chittenango Falls

Fenner , Madison County, NY , USA

 

No Known Alternate Names

 

 

 

Details:

Chittenango Falls is a large two-stepped leap into a deep gorge. Like many of the waterfalls of New York State, this waterfall drapes itself over a many-layered face of bedrock.
 

Geology and Bedrock Structure:

The falls drop over a fairly involved series of bedrock layers. From top to bottom, you have: The Moorehouse, Medrow, Edgecliffe, and Oriskany members of the Onondaga formation, the Coeymans formation, and the Jamesville, Clark Reservation, Elmwood, Olney, and Thatcher members of the Manlius formation.
 

History:

 

Photography Notes:

 

Directions:

From the town of Chittenango, turn south onto Route 13 and go approximately 4 miles. The entrance to the park is on the right.
 
 

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