Missouri Falls is a 15-foot waterfall in Gilpin County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 5.6 miles north of Idaho Springs and roughly 18.3 miles southwest of Boulder as the crow flies.
At 15 feet it is on the modest side for Colorado, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 65 feet; it ranks 151st of 162. The tallest single drop is 10 feet. 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.
It is the only recorded waterfall in Gilpin County. Bridal Veil Falls, a 30-foot cascade waterfall, is about 5.8 miles away. Jasper Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 10.6 miles away. Chittenden Falls, a horsetail waterfall, is about 12.1 miles away.
Missouri Falls is located at 39.8240° N, 105.5093° 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.