Upper Deer Creek Falls is a waterfall on Deer Creek in Coconino County, Arizona, in the Arizona/New Mexico Plateau region. It lies about 31.3 miles northwest of Grand Canyon Village and roughly 77 miles southeast of Saint George as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
The Arizona/New Mexico Plateau is a high, semi-arid tableland of grassland, sagebrush and pinyon-juniper woodland cut by canyons. Waterfalls occur along canyon streams and are strongest during snowmelt and summer monsoon. Deer Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Coconino County holds 31 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Deer Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Thunder Spring, a cascade waterfall, is about 2.7 miles away. Tapeats Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 2.8 miles away.
Upper Deer Creek Falls is located at 36.3990° N, 112.5062° 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.