See main article: Geography of Colorado.
See also: List of rivers of Colorado. This is a list of waterfalls in the U.S. State of Colorado.__TOC__
The following list includes all 81 waterfalls in Colorado that have official names according to the United States Geological Survey. There are also numerous unnamed waterfalls in the state.
Name | Watercourse | County | Coordinates | Elev. (ft) | Location | |
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Adams Falls[1] | East Inlet | Grand | 8471 | Rocky Mountain National Park | ||
Agnes Vaille Falls[2] | Chaffee | 9278 | San Isabel National Forest | |||
Alberta Falls[3] | Glacier Creek | Larimer | 9406 | Rocky Mountain National Park | ||
Apache Falls[4] | Huerfano | 8776 | San Isabel National Forest | |||
Argenta Falls[5] | Hinsdale | 8957 | ||||
Bear Creek Falls[6] | Bear Creek | Ouray | 8474 | |||
Bedrock Falls[7] | Pine Creek | Chaffee | 11253 | San Isabel National Forest | ||
Bessies Falls[8] | Garfield | 9281 | White River National Forest | |||
Big Creek Falls[9] | South Fork Big Creek | Jackson | 9249 | Routt National Forest | ||
Boulder Falls[10] | North Boulder Creek | Boulder | 7050 | |||
Bridal Veil Falls[11] | Dead Horse Creek | Garfield | 7211 | White River National Forest | ||
Bridal Veil Falls[12] | Cow Creek | Larimer | 8907 | Rocky Mountain National Park | ||
Bridal Veil Falls[13] | Bridal Veil Creek | San Miguel | 10275 | |||
Calypso Cascades[14] | Cony Creek | Boulder | 9291 | Rocky Mountain National Park | ||
Cascade Falls[15] | North Inlet | Grand | 8760 | Rocky Mountain National Park | ||
Cascade Falls[16] | Cascade Creek | Ouray | 8373 | Ouray | ||
Chasm Falls[17] | Larimer | 9055 | Rocky Mountain National Park | |||
Columbine Falls[18] | Larimer | 11486 | Rocky Mountain National Park | |||
Copeland Falls[19] | North St. Vrain Creek | Boulder | 8524 | Rocky Mountain National Park | ||
Cornet Falls[20] | Cornet Creek | San Miguel | 9186 | Telluride | ||
Crooke Falls[21] | Hinsdale | 8724 | ||||
Crystal Falls[22] | Crystal Falls Creek | Custer | 9301 | |||
Eagle Falls[23] | Eagle Creek | Dolores | 9062 | San Juan National Forest | ||
East Fork Falls[24] | East Fork Parachute Creek | Garfield | 7579 | |||
East Middle Fork Falls[25] | East Middle Fork Parachute Creek | Garfield | 6663 | |||
Elk Falls[26] | Elk Creek | Park | 8730 | Staunton State Park | ||
Fan Falls[27] | Boulder | 11099 | Rocky Mountain National Park | |||
Fern Falls[28] | Fern Creek | Larimer | 8812 | Rocky Mountain National Park | ||
Fish Creek Falls[29] | Fish Creek | Routt | 7536 | Routt National Forest | ||
Glacier Falls[30] | Glacier Creek | Larimer | 9878 | Rocky Mountain National Park | ||
Grace Falls[31] | Fern Creek | Larimer | 10269 | Rocky Mountain National Park | ||
Granite Falls[32] | Tonauto Creek | Grand | 9810 | Rocky Mountain National Park | ||
Gray Copper Falls[33] | Ouray | 10859 | ||||
Hayes Creek Falls[34] | Hayes Creek | Pitkin | 7490 | |||
Helen Hunt Falls[35] | El Paso | 7237 | North Cheyenne Cañon Park | |||
Horseshoe Falls[36] | Larimer | 8940 | Rocky Mountain National Park | |||
Ingram Falls[37] | Ingram Creek | San Miguel | 10961 | |||
Judd Falls[38] | Cooper Creek | Gunnison | 9774 | |||
Lost Falls[39] | Larimer | 9859 | Rocky Mountain National Park | |||
Lower Disaster Falls[40] | Moffat | 5246 | Dinosaur National Monument | |||
Lyric Falls[41] | Hunters Creek | Boulder | 10170 | Rocky Mountain National Park | ||
Macey Falls[42] | Macey Creek | Custer | 11329 | San Isabel National Forest | ||
Marguerite Falls[43] | Fern Creek | Larimer | 9449 | Rocky Mountain National Park | ||
McElmo Falls[44] | McElmo Creek | Montezuma | 5886 | |||
Mertensia Falls[45] | Boulder | 10400 | Rocky Mountain National Park | |||
Missouri Falls[46] | Gilpin | 8596 | ||||
Morgan Creek Falls[47] | Routt | 6391 | ||||
North Clear Creek Falls[48] | North Clear Creek | Hinsdale | 10013 | Rio Grande National Forest | ||
Ouzel Falls[49] | Ouzel Creek | Boulder | 9498 | Rocky Mountain National Park | ||
Piedra Falls[50] | East Fork Piedra River | Mineral | 8409 | Weminuche Wilderness | ||
Poudre Falls[51] | Larimer | 8602 | Roosevelt National Forest | |||
Rainbow Falls[52] | El Paso | 6621 | ||||
Red Falls[53] | Archuleta | 8812 | ||||
Ribbon Falls[54] | Glacier Creek | Larimer | 10571 | Rocky Mountain National Park | ||
Rifle Falls[55] | Rifle Creek | Garfield | 6604 | Rifle Falls State Park | ||
Saguache Falls[56] | Middle Fork Saguache Creek | Saguache | 10774 | La Garita Wilderness | ||
Saint Marys Falls[57] | El Paso | 8934 | ||||
Seven Falls[58] | El Paso | 6893 | ||||
Silver Cascade Falls[59] | El Paso | 7588 | North Cheyenne Cañon Park | |||
Silver Falls[60] [61] | Waterfall Creek | Mineral | 10840 | San Juan National Forest | ||
Snake River Falls[62] | North Fork Snake River | Summit | 10571 | |||
Snyder Falls[63] | Lake Creek | Lake | 9721 | San Isabel National Forest | ||
South Clear Creek Falls[64] | South Clear Creek | Hinsdale | 9649 | Rio Grande National Forest | ||
South Fork Falls[65] | Garfield | 8619 | White River National Forest | |||
The Falls[66] | Chaffee | 7949 | ||||
Thousand Falls[67] | Sundance Creek | Larimer | 9101 | Rocky Mountain National Park | ||
Thunder Falls[68] | Boulder | 10892 | Rocky Mountain National Park | |||
Timberline Falls[69] | Icy Brook | Larimer | 10462 | Rocky Mountain National Park | ||
Timberline Falls[70] | Middle St. Vrain Creek | Boulder | 9219 | Roosevelt National Forest | ||
Treasure Falls[71] | Hinsdale | 9006 | Gunnison National Forest | |||
Treasure Falls[72] | Fall Creek | Mineral | 8540 | San Juan National Forest | ||
Trinchera Falls[73] | Trinchera Creek | Las Animas | 5420 | |||
Trio Falls[74] | Boulder | 11319 | Rocky Mountain National Park | |||
Triplet Falls[75] | Moffat | 5171 | Dinosaur National Monument | |||
Upper Disaster Falls[76] | Moffat | 5810 | Dinosaur National Monument | |||
Venable Falls[77] | Venable Creek | Custer | 10485 | San Isabel National Forest | ||
War Dance Falls[78] | Ptarmigan Creek | Grand | 9895 | Rocky Mountain National Park | ||
West Fork Falls[79] | West Fork Parachute Creek | Garfield | 7100 | |||
Whitnach Falls[80] | Eagle | 6791 | ||||
Zapata Falls[81] | South Zapata Creek | Alamosa | 9409 |