South Elk Creek Falls is a waterfall on South Elk Creek in Conejos County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 16.1 miles northeast of Chama and roughly 102.2 miles north of Santa Fe as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
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 Elk Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Conejos County holds 16 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Upper South Elk Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Rio de Los Pi¤os Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 3.2 miles away. Rough Creek Falls, a plunge waterfall, is about 4.9 miles away.
South Elk Creek Falls is located at 37.1088° N, 106.4427° 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.