Lower Gorge Falls
Lower Gorge Falls is a waterfall in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Turkey Knoll stands 655 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bushkill Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. Delaware River Valley passes 14 miles off.
A fee is required to see this waterfall.
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 21.8 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 24.9 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 21 mi
- Park Avenue Observatory · 24 mi
- Lifting Rocks Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Ridge Field: 2.1 mi
- Middle Delaware National Scenic River: 3.6 mi
- Echo Lake Park: 4.7 mi
- Judy Putek Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
- Resica Park: 5.6 mi
- Pine Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Kahkhout Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Mount Mohican: 7.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Bird Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Blair Creek Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Maple Hill Preserve: 7.7 mi
- White Lake Natural Resource Area: 9.5 mi
- McDonald Marsh Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Hemlock Ridge & Ravine Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Fort Hyndshaw: 2.1 mi
- Old Mine Road monument: 2.2 mi
- Veterans' Memorial Flag & Plaque: 7.0 mi
- Old Mine Road: 7.1 mi
- Lime Kiln: 7.5 mi
- Peter's Corners: 0.3 mi
- Rock Cores: 7.5 mi
- Pirate Fort: 15.0 mi
- Sidewinder: 15.0 mi
- Cannon Ball and Pirate's Plunge: 15.0 mi
- Bushkill Falls: 0.0 mi
- Laurel Glen Falls: 0.1 mi
- Upper Canyon Falls: 0.1 mi
- Lower Bridesmaid's Falls: 0.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 0.3 mi
- Pocono Indian Museum: 3.7 mi
- Rosenkrans House and Museum: 7.4 mi
- Historic Society of Stillwater Township: 8.8 mi
- Frazetta Art Museum: 8.9 mi
- Blairstown Museum: 9.6 mi
- Turtle Beach: 6.1 mi
- Smithfield Beach: 6.5 mi
- Kittatinny Lake Beach: 12.0 mi
- Kittattiny Beach: 12.0 mi
- Stokes Beach: 13.7 mi
- Rock Maze: 8.9 mi
- Glass Tentacles: 9.9 mi
- Buffalo Statue: 17.7 mi
- Red M&M: 19.9 mi
- Green M&M: 19.9 mi
- The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 12.2 mi
- Sarah Street Garden: 13.0 mi
- Founder's Park: 15.4 mi
- Labyrinth Garden: 18.8 mi
- Toms Creek Recreation Site: 2.9 mi
- Hialeah Recreation Site: 7.9 mi
- Gourmet Gallery Outdoor Seating: 9.6 mi
- Pecks Pond Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Robin Cove Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Pike Rock: 9.9 mi
- Indian Head: 11.6 mi
- Indian Ladder: 11.7 mi
- The Cliff: 15.8 mi
- Ridgefield Point: 16.5 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 11.1 mi
- Crescent Lake Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 19.9 mi
- Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 19.9 mi
- Pike Welcome Center: 22.8 mi
- Fountain of Youth: 5.0 mi
- Artesian Spring: 16.6 mi
- Bill Warner Spring: 24.9 mi
- Eshback: 5.6 mi
- Conashaugh: 13.6 mi
- Waterloo Village: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Lower Gorge Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Knoll | WNW 287° | 655 m | 17.0 mi |
| Camelback Mountain | WSW 254° | 647 m | 18.5 mi |
| Shaffers Knob | WNW 291° | 634 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mount Wismer | WNW 303° | 627 m | 15.1 mi |
| High Knob | NNW 335° | 624 m | 14.0 mi |
| Bush Mountain | WNW 294° | 611 m | 17.0 mi |
| Low Knob | NNW 337° | 607 m | 14.7 mi |
| West Mountain | NW 306° | 605 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:55 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Stroudsburg, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 273 | 271 | 427 | 423 | 306 | 199 | 128 | 111 | 113 | 142 | 218 | 285 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bush Kill at Shoemakers, PA, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5744515970
Day trips start here
- Warren County · 15 mi
- Sussex County · 17 mi
- Bangor · 20 mi
- Hackettstown · 20 mi
- Lake Hopatcong · 24 mi
- Pocono Mountains · 26 mi
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