Potosi Peak Falls is a 65-foot waterfall on tributary of Sneffels Creek in Ouray County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 4.5 miles northeast of Telluride and roughly 85.9 miles southeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
At 65 feet it is taller than the typical Colorado waterfall of about 65 feet, ranking 80th of 162 with a recorded height. By form it is 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. tributary of Sneffels Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Potosi Peak Falls is the tallest of them.
Ouray County holds 23 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Twin Falls, a 130-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Governor Basin Falls, a cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Sneffels Creek Falls, a 100-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 1.6 miles away.
Potosi Peak Falls is located at 37.9866° N, 107.7587° 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.