Sneffels Creek Falls is a waterfall on Sneffels Creek in Ouray County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region, with a total height of about 100 feet. It lies about 4.8 miles northeast of Telluride and roughly 87.3 miles southeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
At 100 feet it is taller than the typical Colorado waterfall of about 65 feet, ranking 55th of 162 with a recorded height. The water comes down as 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. Sneffels Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 130 feet.
There are 23 recorded waterfalls in Ouray County. Imogene Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 1.3 miles away. Yellow Rose Falls, a 50-foot segmented waterfall, is about 1.4 miles away. Potosi Peak Falls, a 65-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 1.6 miles away.
Sneffels Creek Falls is located at 37.9723° N, 107.7360° 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.