Cascade Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Cascade Creek in Ouray County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 0.4 miles northeast of Ouray and roughly 86.2 miles southeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another.
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. Cascade Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 23 recorded waterfalls in Ouray County. Canyon Creek Falls, a 285-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Oak Creek Falls, is about 1.1 miles away. Bear Creek Falls, a 227-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 1.8 miles away.
Cascade Falls is located at 38.0258° N, 107.6646° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.