Bridal Veil Falls
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Bridal Veil Falls is a waterfall in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,115 m. Mount Sneffels stands 4,315 m to the north-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Ingram Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
Bridal Veil Falls is a 365-foot (111 m) waterfall at the end of the box canyon overlooking Telluride, Colorado. Hiking and off-road trails pass by the falls and it has a hydroelectric power plant at its top. In winter the frozen shape of the falls forms an imposing challenge to intrepid ice climbers.
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Wikidata Q4966084, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 8.0 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 25.7 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Red Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
- Gold Point · 7 mi
- Look Out Point · 9 mi
- Arrastra Gulch · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ingram Peak: 0.7 mi
- Ajax Peak: 1.0 mi
- Ballard Mountain: 1.2 mi
- La Junta Peak: 1.8 mi
- Telluride Peak: 1.9 mi
- The Steps: 0.6 mi
- Smuggler Union Tramhouse: 1.5 mi
- Little Hawaii Grotto: 2.0 mi
- Fort Peabody: 2.2 mi
- Lewis Mill: 2.8 mi
- Mother Cline Slide: 7.8 mi
- Kid's Wall: 8.5 mi
- School Room: 8.5 mi
- Trestle and Mixed Alcove: 8.5 mi
- Pic 'o the Vic: 8.5 mi
- Tomboy: 1.5 mi
- Red Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 5.0 mi
- Ouray Climbers Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Christ of the Mines Shrine: 9.1 mi
- Town Park: 2.2 mi
- Ore Station Park: 2.7 mi
- Judy Long Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
- Ironton Park: 5.5 mi
- Women's Club Mini-Park: 8.9 mi
- Tomboy: 1.5 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 3.8 mi
- Sneffels: 4.0 mi
- Guston: 4.3 mi
- Ironton: 5.0 mi
- Lower Ingram Falls: 0.5 mi
- Upper Ingram Falls: 0.5 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
- Sneffels Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
- Lower Twin Falls: 4.6 mi
- historic mine cart: 8.9 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 9.0 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 9.1 mi
- Marian Shrine: 9.4 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 14.9 mi
- Rico 1: 20.7 mi
- Rico 2: 20.7 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 2.6 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 16.2 mi
- Bike path access: 19.3 mi
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Bridal Veil Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sneffels | NNW 348° | 4,315 m | 6.0 mi |
| Potosi Peak | NNE 13° | 4,195 m | 5.0 mi |
| Golden Horn | SSW 201° | 4,188 m | 8.5 mi |
| Ulysses S Grant Peak | SSW 197° | 4,180 m | 6.9 mi |
| Cirque Mountain | N 359° | 4,175 m | 5.9 mi |
| Teakettle Mountain | N 5° | 4,172 m | 5.7 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSW 203° | 4,170 m | 8.1 mi |
| Dallas Peak | NNW 328° | 4,168 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Telluride 4wnw, 6 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 27.0 | 27.8 | 29.3 | 43.2 | 100 | 201 | 101 | 55.7 | 43.3 | 37.5 | 28.2 | 25.5 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge South Fork San Miguel River Near Ophir, CO, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/586010732
Day trips start here
- Southwestern Colorado · 13 mi
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