Coal Creek Falls is a waterfall on Coal Creek in Mesa County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region, with a total height of about 130 feet. It lies about 11.1 miles southeast of Palisade and roughly 19.6 miles east of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
At 130 feet it is taller than the typical Colorado waterfall of about 65 feet, ranking 46th of 162 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
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.
There are 6 recorded waterfalls in Mesa County. Whitewater Creek Falls, is about 2.6 miles away. Spring Creek Falls, a 21-foot tiered waterfall, is about 16.5 miles away. Big Dominguez Creek Falls, a 30-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 16.8 miles away.
Coal Creek Falls is located at 39.0081° N, 108.1923° 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.