Upper Stout Creek Falls is a waterfall on Stout Creek in Fremont County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region, with a total height of about 35 feet. It lies about 13.9 miles southeast of Salida and roughly 66.5 miles southwest of Colorado Springs as the crow flies.
At 35 feet it is on the modest side for Colorado, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 65 feet; it ranks 109th of 162. 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. Stout Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 100 feet.
There are 8 recorded waterfalls in Fremont County. Stout Creek Falls, a 100-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Upper Bushnell Lakes Falls, a 25-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Bushnell Lakes Falls, a 65-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away.
Upper Stout Creek Falls is located at 38.3540° N, 105.8878° 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.