Waterfall Creek Falls is a 130-foot waterfall on Waterfall Creek in San Miguel County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 5.7 miles south of Mountain Village and roughly 92.3 miles southeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
At 130 feet it is taller than the typical Colorado waterfall of about 65 feet, ranking 46th of 162 with a recorded height.
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. Waterfall Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Waterfall Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
San Miguel County holds 13 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Ames Falls, a 190-foot tiered waterfall, is about 3 miles away. Upper Ames Falls, a 35-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 3 miles away. Ice Lake Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 3.3 miles away.
Waterfall Creek Falls is located at 37.8517° N, 107.8322° 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.