Mirror Lake Falls is a waterfall on East Willow Creek in Gunnison County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region, with a total height of about 20 feet. It lies about 17.3 miles west of Buena Vista and roughly 86.7 miles west of Colorado Springs as the crow flies.
At 20 feet it is on the modest side for Colorado, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 65 feet; it ranks 140th of 162. 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 17 recorded waterfalls in Gunnison County. Agnes Vail Falls, a 75-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 10.6 miles away. Clear Creek Falls, a 10-foot plunge waterfall, is about 12.8 miles away. North Fork South Arkansas Falls, a 10-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 13.8 miles away.
Mirror Lake Falls is located at 38.7472° N, 106.4276° 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.