Quartz Creek Falls is a waterfall on tributary of Quartz Creek in Archuleta County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 14.9 miles east of Pagosa Springs and roughly 123 miles north of Santa Fe as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
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.
Archuleta County holds 19 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Nipple Mountain Falls, a 50-foot fan waterfall, is about 2.9 miles away. Upper Rito Blanco Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 3.3 miles away. Hondo Creek Falls, a 230-foot plunge waterfall, is about 3.4 miles away.
Quartz Creek Falls is located at 37.3412° N, 106.7546° 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.