Manzano Falls

Manzano Falls is over 100’ high and has 3 tiers.  This photo shows the 40’ high lower tier during the drought of 2013.  I hope to see it some day soon when it has higher water flow.  Unfortunately the middle tier was dry, but I could hear water gurgling behind the rocks.  A 35’ high upper tier appears in the photo below...and I could see another smaller tier above, but I was pushing sundown and felt I could not continue any farther.

  

 

 

beta facts:

name- Manzano Falls

height- 100+ feet

elevation- 8000’

GPS coordinates- ±34°34.599’N 106°26.593’W

flow- perennial spring fed

season- Easter to Thanksgiving

ownership- Cibola National Forest

access- see essay bro... below

nearest town- this falls is 13-miles west of Mountainair as the birds fly...

fun fact- ...this is very hard to get to, but it’s a goodern...!!!

 

essay bro

Hike a couple hundred yards up Pine Shadow Trail #170A.  After crossing the usually dry creek bed, turn north a half-mile or more on an old unmarked trail.  Thi­­­s trail is not too bad.  When this trail dead ends, drop into the creek bed and hack your way up to the Falls.  The left-hand side of the waterfall is climb-able to access above.  This place is quite impressive.

 

Enhanced USGS 7.5’ topo map

the thin, dotted red section lines above show one mile squares

 

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