Mill Creek Falls is a waterfall on Mill Creek in San Miguel County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region, with a total height of about 30 feet. It lies about 2.6 miles north of Telluride and roughly 85 miles southeast 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. 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 13 recorded waterfalls in San Miguel County. Cornet Falls, a 60-foot plunge waterfall, is about 2.2 miles away. Royer Creek Falls, is about 2.8 miles away. Governor Basin Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 3.2 miles away.
Mill Creek Falls is located at 37.9740° N, 107.8216° 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.