Slater Creek Falls is a waterfall on Slater Creek in Routt County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region, with a total height of about 15 feet. It lies about 24.4 miles north of Hayden and roughly 115.8 miles west of Fort Collins 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 water comes down as a segmented waterfall, splitting into two or more separate streams 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 6 recorded waterfalls in Routt County. Falls Creek Falls, is about 9.4 miles away. Morgan Creek Falls, a 60-foot plunge waterfall, is about 21.2 miles away. Gold Creek Falls, a fan waterfall, is about 29.5 miles away.
Slater Creek Falls is located at 40.8482° N, 107.2679° 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.