Crooke Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Lake Fork Gunnison River in Hinsdale County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 19.6 miles east of Ouray and roughly 98.7 miles southeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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. Lake Fork Gunnison River carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 19 recorded waterfalls in Hinsdale County. Argenta Falls, an 80-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2 miles away. Treasure Falls, is about 2.8 miles away. Witmore Falls, a 30-foot punchbowl waterfall, is about 9.5 miles away.
Crooke Falls is located at 38.0139° N, 107.3116° 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.