West Fork Falls is a waterfall on West Fork San Juan River in Mineral County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 17.4 miles north of Pagosa Springs and roughly 137.5 miles southeast of Grand Junction 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 6 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.
Mineral County holds 19 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Puerto Blanco Falls, is about 3.7 miles away. Borns Lake Falls, is about 4.4 miles away. Upper Lake Creek Falls, is about 5.3 miles away.
West Fork Falls is located at 37.5176° N, 106.9533° 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.