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Diamond Notch Falls

Hunter-West Kill Mountain Wilderness, Lanesville, New YorkWaterfall pool on West Kill CreekSwimming possible

Directions

A 25-foot waterfall in Hunter-West Kill Mountain Wilderness, reached by a 1-mile trail from Spruceton Road.

Water
Waterfall pool, West Kill Creek
Managed by
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Getting there

From the last parking lot at the gate at the end of Spruceton Road, follow the Diamond Notch Trail east for 1 mile to the falls.

42.1751, -74.2578

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