West Willow Creek Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on West Willow Creek in Mineral County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 34.3 miles northwest of Del Norte and roughly 120.1 miles southeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as 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.
There are 19 recorded waterfalls in Mineral County. Saguache Falls, a 50-foot fan waterfall, is about 8.2 miles away. Lower North Clear Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 12 miles away. Lower South Clear Creek Falls, a 100-foot tiered waterfall, is about 12.1 miles away.
West Willow Creek Falls is located at 37.8775° N, 106.9286° 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.