High Falls (Rainbow)
High Falls (Rainbow) is a waterfall in New York, at a modelled elevation of 409 m. Whiteface Mountain stands 1,466 m to the northwest, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Head Rock, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Olympic Trail runs past it.
A fee is required to view this waterfall.
How to reach it
- On the Olympic Trail
- 6.6 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 17.7 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 20.1 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Whiteface Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Hiccock Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Stewart Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Whiteface Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Moss Cliff: 2.4 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 5.4 mi
- Great Wall: 5.9 mi
- Weeping Winds: 7.4 mi
- Center of Progress Cliff: 11.7 mi
- Town of Wilmington Beach: 3.5 mi
- Lake Everest - Town Beach: 3.5 mi
- Wilmington Heritage Park: 4.0 mi
- Wilmington Bike Park: 4.0 mi
- East Branch Community Trails: 5.3 mi
- High Falls (Climax): 0.0 mi
- High Falls (Mini): 0.0 mi
- High Falls (Main): 0.1 mi
- Upper Stag Brook Falls: 0.6 mi
- Lower Stag Brook Falls: 0.7 mi
- Randy Preston Memorial: 1.9 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Bert Williams Farm: 5.5 mi
- World War Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Kate Smith Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Bartlett Primitive Area: 4.4 mi
- Four Peaks Tract: 5.1 mi
- New Vida Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Henry's Woods: 8.1 mi
- Heaven Hill Trails: 9.4 mi
- Indian Head Rock: 0.0 mi
- Whirlpool Cove: 0.0 mi
- Master Pothole: 0.0 mi
- Potholes: 0.0 mi
- Porridge Potholes: 0.0 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 7.1 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 7.1 mi
- Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 12.4 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 12.7 mi
- Six Nations Indian Museum: 15.3 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 13.2 mi
- Goolds Garden: 19.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 19.6 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 7.0 mi
- Westport Beach: 24.6 mi
- Footbridge Park: 16.4 mi
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 1.5 mi
- Tahawus: 22.4 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of High Falls (Rainbow). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteface Mountain | NW 309° | 1,466 m | 1.8 mi |
| Esther Mountain | NNW 344° | 1,293 m | 2.8 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,242 m | 2.1 mi |
| Kilburn Mountain | S 187° | 1,182 m | 3.2 mi |
| Moose Mountain | W 271° | 1,180 m | 6.4 mi |
| Sentinel Mountain | SSE 160° | 1,174 m | 3.1 mi |
| McKenzie Mountain | W 264° | 1,165 m | 7.9 mi |
| Little Whiteface Mountain | WNW 299° | 1,111 m | 1.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:59 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:32 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358393319
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 18 mi
- Westport · 25 mi
- Essex · 26 mi
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