Cross Creek Falls is a waterfall on Cross Creek in Garfield County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region, with a total height of about 200 feet. It lies about 18 miles northwest of Gypsum and roughly 88.4 miles northeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
At 200 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Colorado’s 162 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 30th; the typical Colorado waterfall is about 65 feet.
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 40 recorded waterfalls in Garfield County. Sweetwater Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Dry Sweetwater Creek Falls, is about 1.3 miles away. Lower Turret Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 1.4 miles away.
Cross Creek Falls is located at 39.8155° N, 107.2106° 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.