Spearfish Falls is a waterfall on Spearfish Creek in Lawrence County, South Dakota, in the Middle Rockies region, with a total height of about 60 feet. It lies about 8.1 miles west of Lead and roughly 39.4 miles northwest of Rapid City as the crow flies.
At 60 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 8 South Dakota waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 3rd. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
The Middle Rockies are high, glaciated mountain ranges with alpine peaks, subalpine fir and spruce forest, lodgepole pine and grassy intermontane valleys. Snowmelt streams cascade down glacial valleys and canyon walls.
There are 3 recorded waterfalls in Lawrence County. Roughlock Falls, a 50-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Bridal Veil Falls, a 100-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 5 miles away.
Spearfish Falls is located at 44.3529° N, 103.9296° 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.