Upper Fish Creek Falls is a waterfall on Fish Creek in Routt County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region, with a total height of about 45 feet. It lies about 4.3 miles east of Steamboat Springs and roughly 84.3 miles northwest of Boulder as the crow flies.
At 45 feet it is on the modest side for Colorado, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 65 feet; it ranks 102nd of 162. The water comes down as a fan, spreading out horizontally as it falls and staying in contact with the rock.
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. Fish Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 130 feet.
There are 6 recorded waterfalls in Routt County. Fish Creek Falls, a 130-foot tiered waterfall, is about 1.2 miles away. June Falls, a 300-foot tiered waterfall, is about 4.3 miles away. Red Canyon Falls, a 25-foot tiered waterfall, is about 18.5 miles away.
Upper Fish Creek Falls is located at 40.4745° N, 106.7509° 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.