Elk Creek Falls is a waterfall on Elk Creek in San Juan County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 21.3 miles southeast of Telluride and roughly 108 miles southeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is 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. Elk Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
San Juan County holds 7 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Molas Falls, a horsetail waterfall, is about 6.9 miles away. Cataract Gulch Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 8.2 miles away. Moon Lake Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 8.9 miles away.
Elk Creek Falls is located at 37.7148° N, 107.5432° 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 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.