Lean Creek Falls is a waterfall on Lean Creek in Hinsdale County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region, with a total height of about 60 feet. It lies about 18.8 miles north of Pagosa Springs and roughly 131.3 miles southeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
At 60 feet it is on the modest side for Colorado, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 65 feet; it ranks 85th of 162. The water comes down as 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.
There are 19 recorded waterfalls in Hinsdale County. Piedra Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 3.5 miles away. Puerto Blanco Falls, is about 6.3 miles away. Falls Creek Falls, a 275-foot tiered waterfall, is about 7.5 miles away.
Lean Creek Falls is located at 37.5223° N, 107.1348° 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.