Snyder Falls is a 15-foot waterfall on Lake Creek in Lake County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 14.9 miles southwest of Leadville and roughly 85 miles southwest of Lakewood 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. By form it is a punchbowl, where the water is forced through a narrow gap into a large pool.
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. Lake Creek carries 4 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 40 feet.
Lake County holds 2 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Belford Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 7.1 miles away. Clear Creek Falls, a 10-foot plunge waterfall, is about 9.7 miles away. Bedrock Falls, a 20-foot cascade waterfall, is about 10.2 miles away.
Snyder Falls is located at 39.0695° N, 106.4445° 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.