Bear Creek Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Bear Creek in San Miguel County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 2.2 miles south of Telluride and roughly 89.4 miles southeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as 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. Bear Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 13 recorded waterfalls in San Miguel County. Bridal Veil Falls, a 431-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2.5 miles away. Cornet Falls, a 60-foot plunge waterfall, is about 2.6 miles away. Marshall Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 2.7 miles away.
Bear Creek Falls is located at 37.9058° N, 107.8120° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.