Upper Cow Creek Falls is a waterfall on Cow Creek in Ouray County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 6.8 miles east of Ouray and roughly 90.3 miles southeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
The Southern Rockies are high, rugged mountains with alpine peaks, spruce-fir and lodgepole forest, aspen groves and glacial valleys. Snowmelt drives strong spring flows over granite and volcanic cliffs. Cow Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Ouray County holds 23 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Cow Creek Falls, a 150-foot tiered waterfall, is about 1.3 miles away. Blackwall Creek Falls, a 100-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 2 miles away. Lower Wildhorse Basin Falls, a 27-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2.1 miles away.
Upper Cow Creek Falls is located at 38.0188° N, 107.5465° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.