Middle Fork Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Middle Fork Cimarron River in Hinsdale County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 10.3 miles northeast of Ouray and roughly 86.7 miles southeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another.
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. Middle Fork Cimarron River carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 19 recorded waterfalls in Hinsdale County. Upper Middle Fork Falls, an 80-foot plunge waterfall, is about 1.9 miles away. West Fork Falls, 55 feet high, is about 2.2 miles away. East Fork Falls, a horsetail waterfall, is about 2.2 miles away.
Middle Fork Falls is located at 38.1054° N, 107.5148° 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.