This paper documents the June 19, 1997 rock fall at Cannon Cliffs, Franconia Notch, New Hampshire. Joint orientations in the Conway granite of Cannon Cliffs create favorable conditions for rock falls as demonstrated by the abundance of debris down-slope from the scarp. The rock fall characteristics measured include length and width of the debris path, slope angle, and distance from debris path center to "outlier" debris blocks. Additionally, damage to trees in the path of the fall was assessed. On trees that remained erect, tree diameters and the maximum height of bark scarring were determined. Photographs taken while the rock fall was in progress suggest that the vent was accompanies by a large volume of fine particles, while the number of blocks lacking lichen encrustation in the debris path attests to the huge volume of large particle sizes as well. No seismic activity was recorded for this area around the date of the rock fall. It was therefore concluded that the cause of the mass wastage event can be attributed to incremental displacements at the end of the active spring freeze/thaw season.