Lead King Basin Falls is a waterfall on tributary of North Fork Crystal River in Gunnison County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 11.3 miles southwest of Snowmass Village and roughly 78.8 miles east of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is 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.
Gunnison County holds 17 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Crystal Falls, a fan waterfall, is about 2.6 miles away. North Fork Crystal River Falls, is about 2.9 miles away. Devils Punchbowl, a tiered waterfall, is about 3.6 miles away.
Lead King Basin Falls is located at 39.0926° N, 107.0815° 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 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.