Upper Middle Fork Falls is a waterfall on Middle Fork Cimarron River in Hinsdale County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region, with a total height of about 80 feet. It lies about 9.1 miles northeast of Ouray and roughly 87.9 miles southeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
At 80 feet it is taller than the typical Colorado waterfall of about 65 feet, ranking 67th of 162 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
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. Middle Fork Cimarron River carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Upper Middle Fork Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 19 recorded waterfalls in Hinsdale County. West Fork Falls, 55 feet high, is about 1.6 miles away. Middle Fork Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 1.9 miles away. Upper East Fork Falls, is about 2.1 miles away.
Upper Middle Fork Falls is located at 38.0788° N, 107.5201° 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.