Papoose Creek Falls is a waterfall on Papoose Creek in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region, with a total height of about 200 feet. It lies about 22.3 miles east of Meeker and roughly 83.2 miles northeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
At 200 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Colorado’s 162 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 30th; the typical Colorado waterfall is about 65 feet.
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 Rio Blanco County. Doe Creek Falls, a 20-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 10.4 miles away. South Fork Falls, 25 feet high, is about 10.6 miles away. Bessies Falls, a 100-foot cascade waterfall, is about 12.3 miles away.
Papoose Creek Falls is located at 39.9581° N, 107.5044° 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.