Venable Falls is a waterfall in Custer County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region, with a total height of about 35 feet. It lies about 31.7 miles southwest of Cañon City and roughly 55 miles west of Pueblo 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 tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 3 drops.
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.
There are 4 recorded waterfalls in Custer County. Dry Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 3 miles away. Macey Falls, a 45-foot tiered waterfall, is about 5.1 miles away. Willow Creek Falls, a 120-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 5.7 miles away.
Venable Falls is located at 38.0755° N, 105.5958° 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 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.