Upper Rito Blanco Falls is a waterfall on Rito Blanco in Archuleta County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 12.6 miles east of Pagosa Springs and roughly 120.9 miles northwest of Santa Fe as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is 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. Rito Blanco carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Archuleta County holds 19 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Rito Blanco Falls, a 60-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Nipple Mountain Falls, a 50-foot fan waterfall, is about 1.2 miles away. Hondo Creek Falls, a 230-foot plunge waterfall, is about 1.4 miles away.
Upper Rito Blanco Falls is located at 37.2997° N, 106.7837° 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.