Witmore Falls is a 30-foot waterfall on Henson Creek in Hinsdale County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 10.5 miles east of Ouray and roughly 94.2 miles southeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
At 30 feet it is on the modest side for Colorado, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 65 feet; it ranks 116th of 162. By form it is a punchbowl, where the water is forced through a narrow gap into a large pool.
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. Henson Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Witmore Falls is the tallest of them.
Hinsdale County holds 19 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Upper Cow Creek Falls, is about 4.1 miles away. Cow Creek Falls, a 150-foot tiered waterfall, is about 5.2 miles away. Wildhorse Basin Falls, a 75-foot tiered waterfall, is about 6.1 miles away.
Witmore Falls is located at 37.9861° N, 107.4834° 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.