Crystal Falls is a 30-foot waterfall on Bear Gulch in Pitkin County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 17.6 miles west of Snowmass Village and roughly 69.7 miles east of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
At 30 feet it is on the modest side for Colorado, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 65 feet; it ranks 116th of 162. By form it is a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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.
Pitkin County holds 9 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Hayes Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Hawk Creek Falls, a plunge waterfall, is about 1.6 miles away. Marble Falls, a 65-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 5.5 miles away.
Crystal Falls is located at 39.1465° N, 107.2549° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.