Upper Turret Creek Falls is a waterfall on Turret Creek in Garfield County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 20.4 miles northwest of Gypsum and roughly 92.4 miles northeast 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. Turret Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Garfield County holds 40 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Upper Sweetwater Creek Falls, is about 3.3 miles away. Lower Turret Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 4.2 miles away. Sweetwater Creek Falls, is about 4.7 miles away.
Upper Turret Creek Falls is located at 39.8831° N, 107.1824° 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.