Turretito Falls is a 70-foot waterfall on tributary of Turret Creek in Garfield County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 16.8 miles northwest of Gypsum and roughly 89.5 miles northeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
At 70 feet it is taller than the typical Colorado waterfall of about 65 feet, ranking 74th of 162 with a recorded height.
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.
Garfield County holds 40 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Lower Turret Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Sweetwater Creek Falls, is about 1.1 miles away. Lake Creek Falls, a 40-foot cascade waterfall, is about 1.3 miles away.
Turretito Falls is located at 39.8137° N, 107.1824° 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.