El Rito Azul Falls is a waterfall on El Rito Azul in Conejos County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 21.1 miles east of Pagosa Springs and roughly 115.3 miles north of Santa Fe as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
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.
Conejos County holds 16 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Conejos Falls, an 80-foot plunge waterfall, is about 1.9 miles away. Lake Ann Falls, a horsetail waterfall, is about 3.3 miles away. Ca¤on Verde Falls, is about 5.3 miles away.
El Rito Azul Falls is located at 37.2611° N, 106.6261° 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.