North Clear Creek Falls

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North Clear Creek Falls
North Clear Creek Falls (Hinsdale County, Colorado).JPG
The falls in autumn, 2018
North Clear Creek Falls is located in Colorado
North Clear Creek Falls
LocationHinsdale County, Colorado
Coordinates37°50′57″N 107°9′1.18″W / 37.84917°N 107.1503278°W / 37.84917; -107.1503278Coordinates: 37°50′57″N 107°9′1.18″W / 37.84917°N 107.1503278°W / 37.84917; -107.1503278[1]
Typesegmented, horsetail
Elevation10,013 feet (3,052 meters)
Number of drops1
WatercourseNorth Clear Creek

North Clear Creek Falls is a waterfall in Hinsdale County, Colorado, located within the Rio Grande National Forest. North Clear Creek is a tributary of the Rio Grande. The waterfall flows over a deck of Nelson Mountain tuff,[2] solidified ash from a volcano in the San Juan volcanic field that erupted about 27 million years ago.[3]

Overlook[]

An overlook area with a parking lot and a short trail is located about a half-mile from Colorado State Highway 149 on a paved county road. Visitors can observe and photograph the waterfall from the overlook site. It features picnic tables and a vault toilet. The site is handicapped accessible and features a wheelchair-accessible trail to the top of a nearby bluff.[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ "North Clear Creek Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ "North Clear Creek Falls". World of waterfalls. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  3. ^ Blair, Rob (2011). The eastern San Juan Mountains : their geology, ecology, and human history. Boulder, Colo: University Press of Colorado Mountain Studies Institute/San Juan Collaboratory. ISBN 978-1-60732-084-5. OCLC 758823260.
  4. ^ "North Clear Creek Falls Observation Site". Rio Grande National Forest. United States. Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  5. ^ "North Clear Creek Falls Overlook". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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