Cottonwood Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Cottonwood Creek in Platte County, Wyoming, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 23.3 miles northwest of Wheatland and roughly 66.5 miles southeast of Casper as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
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.
It is the only recorded waterfall in Platte County. Duck Creek Falls, is about 23 miles away. Wagon Hound Falls, is about 26.7 miles away.
Cottonwood Falls is located at 42.3126° N, 105.2442° 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.