Upper Pitkin Creek Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Pitkin Creek in Eagle County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 5.8 miles northeast of Vail and roughly 58.3 miles southwest of Boulder as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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. Pitkin Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 20 recorded waterfalls in Eagle County. Lower Pitkin Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Booth Falls, a 200-foot tiered waterfall, is about 1.8 miles away. Bighorn Falls, is about 2 miles away.
Upper Pitkin Creek Falls is located at 39.6808° N, 106.2790° 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.