Squaretop Creek Falls is a waterfall on tributary of Squaretop Creek in Archuleta County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region, with a total height of about 400 feet. It lies about 12.7 miles east of Pagosa Springs and roughly 117.6 miles northwest of Santa Fe as the crow flies.
At 400 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 162 Colorado waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 5th. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another.
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 19 recorded waterfalls in Archuleta County. Oil Creek Falls, a 200-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 1.6 miles away. Rio Blanco Falls, a 75-foot plunge waterfall, is about 2.1 miles away. Hondo Creek Falls, a 230-foot plunge waterfall, is about 3.3 miles away.
Squaretop Creek Falls is located at 37.2483° N, 106.7812° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.