Falls Creek Falls is a 275-foot waterfall on Falls Creek in Mineral County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 12.1 miles north of Pagosa Springs and roughly 135.9 miles northwest of Santa Fe as the crow flies.
At 275 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Colorado’s 162 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 24th; the typical Colorado waterfall is about 65 feet. The tallest single drop is 160 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 3 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. Falls Creek carries 5 recorded waterfalls, and Falls Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
Mineral County holds 19 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Fourmile Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Eagle Creek Falls, is about 2.6 miles away. Turkey Creek Falls, is about 2.9 miles away.
Falls Creek Falls is located at 37.4423° N, 107.0419° 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.