Avalanche Falls is a waterfall in Eagle County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 13.7 miles southwest of Minturn and roughly 80.4 miles southwest of Boulder as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
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.
Eagle County holds 20 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Upper Lime Creek Falls, a 12-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Lime Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 1.5 miles away. Blodgett Lake Cascades, is about 2.1 miles away.
Avalanche Falls is located at 39.4185° N, 106.5692° 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.