Upper Wolf Creek Falls is a 60-foot waterfall on Wolf Creek in Mineral County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 17.8 miles northeast of Pagosa Springs and roughly 132.6 miles southwest of Pueblo as the crow flies.
At 60 feet it is on the modest side for Colorado, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 65 feet; it ranks 85th of 162. By form it is a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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. Wolf Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 70 feet.
Mineral County holds 19 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Upper Lake Creek Falls, is about 1.5 miles away. Wolf Creek Falls, a 70-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2.1 miles away. Camp Creek Falls, 25 feet high, is about 2.2 miles away.
Upper Wolf Creek Falls is located at 37.4881° N, 106.8374° 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.