West Dolores River Falls is a waterfall on West Dolores River in Dolores County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region, with a total height of about 24 feet. It lies about 13 miles southwest of Mountain Village and roughly 89.9 miles south of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
At 24 feet it is on the modest side for Colorado, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 65 feet; it ranks 138th of 162. The water comes down as a block waterfall, wider than it is tall, spilling over a broad ledge.
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. West Dolores River carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and West Dolores River Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 6 recorded waterfalls in Dolores County. Kilpacker Creek Falls, a 25-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Navajo Basin Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 1.7 miles away. Dunton Falls, a 25-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 4.4 miles away.
West Dolores River Falls is located at 37.8234° N, 108.0519° 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.