Upper South Elk Creek Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on South Elk Creek in Conejos County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 15.3 miles northeast of Chama and roughly 101.9 miles north of Santa Fe as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
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.
There are 16 recorded waterfalls in Conejos County. South Elk Creek Falls, a plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Rio de Los Pi¤os Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 2.4 miles away. Rough Creek Falls, a plunge waterfall, is about 5.3 miles away.
Upper South Elk Creek Falls is located at 37.1016° N, 106.4552° 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.