South Clear Creek Falls is a waterfall on South Clear Creek in Hinsdale County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region, with a total height of about 60 feet. It lies about 31.2 miles southeast of Ouray and roughly 114.1 miles southeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
At 60 feet it is on the modest side for Colorado, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 65 feet; it ranks 85th of 162. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock 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. South Clear Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 100 feet.
There are 19 recorded waterfalls in Hinsdale County. Lower South Clear Creek Falls, a 100-foot tiered waterfall, is about 1.4 miles away. Lower North Clear Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 1.4 miles away. North Clear Creek Falls, a 100-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 1.7 miles away.
South Clear Creek Falls is located at 37.8256° N, 107.1563° 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.