Black Lake Falls is a waterfall in Larimer County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region, with a total height of about 400 feet. It lies about 10.2 miles southwest of Estes Park and roughly 26.3 miles northwest of Boulder as the crow flies.
At 400 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 162 Colorado waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 5th. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 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 28 recorded waterfalls in Larimer County. Ribbon Falls, a slide waterfall, is under a mile away. Jewell Lake Falls, a 60-foot tiered waterfall, is about 1.2 miles away. Campsite Falls, a 10-foot block waterfall, is about 1.2 miles away.
Black Lake Falls is located at 40.2648° N, 105.6468° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.