Ute Falls is a waterfall on Fountain Creek in El Paso County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 0.8 miles northwest of Manitou Springs and roughly 6.1 miles northwest of Colorado Springs 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. It falls in 2 drops.
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. Fountain Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
El Paso County holds 9 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Rainbow Falls, a 60-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Queens Canyon Falls, a horsetail waterfall, is about 2.5 miles away. Josephine Falls, a 300-foot cascade waterfall, is about 5.2 miles away.
Ute Falls is located at 38.8691° N, 104.9250° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.