Upper Bushnell Lakes Falls is a 25-foot waterfall on tributary of Stout Creek in Fremont County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 14.3 miles southeast of Salida and roughly 66.5 miles southwest of Colorado Springs as the crow flies.
At 25 feet it is on the modest side for Colorado, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 65 feet; it ranks 128th of 162. By form it is a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
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. tributary of Stout Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 65 feet.
Fremont County holds 8 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Bushnell Lakes Falls, a 65-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Upper Stout Creek Falls, a 35-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Stout Creek Falls, a 100-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away.
Upper Bushnell Lakes Falls is located at 38.3481° N, 105.8837° 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 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.