Rio Blanco Falls is a 75-foot waterfall on tributary of Rio Blanco in Archuleta County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 14.7 miles east of Pagosa Springs and roughly 117.2 miles north of Santa Fe as the crow flies.
At 75 feet it is taller than the typical Colorado waterfall of about 65 feet, ranking 71st of 162 with a recorded height. By form it is a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
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.
Archuleta County holds 19 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Oil Creek Falls, a 200-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 1.8 miles away. Squaretop Creek Falls, a 400-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2.1 miles away. Hondo Creek Falls, a 230-foot plunge waterfall, is about 2.8 miles away.
Rio Blanco Falls is located at 37.2547° N, 106.7435° 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.