Middle
Fork Casa Falls
...is
35’ high with two tiers. The upper
tier is about 10’ and the lower tier is about 25’ high.
This photo shows Middle Fork Casa Falls
upper tier along with the top portion of its lower tier. Because of huge trees blocking the view
of the falls I was unable to photograph both tiers in the same photo.
Middle Fork Casa Falls lower tier is about
25’ high which with the 10’ upper tier makes a 35’ two tiered waterfall.
See photos of other nearby
Middle Fork Casa Creek waterfalls at the bottom of this page
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facts:
name- Middle Fork Casa Falls
height- 35 feet high with two tiers
elevation- 11000 feet
GPS coordinates- ±35°59.482’N 105°30.535’W
flow- a fine perennial trout stream
season- May thru Oct… earlier is best flow…
but you may have snow
accommodations- none – Pecos Wilderness
ownership- public – Carson National Forest
access- 6 miles on trail #269 with a couple
hundred yards of bushwhack at the falls
nearest town- Mora is about 15 miles east
of here
fun fact- you will see no road signs
telling where you are or where you’re driving... I’m told the locals use these
for firewood
essay
bro:
Four miles north of Mora on NM hwy 518 you
will find the little town of Cleveland, NM. Turn west here on county road B-028 for 5 miles and follow
forest road # 113 to Walker Flats.
This is where the going will get sketchy as I’m told that the locals in
this area use forest road signs for firewood… so, you will likely have to go by
feel from here. But the good thing
is that you are close. Trail #269
trailhead is about 2 miles past Walker Flats. Walker Flats is on this topo map below. Try mixing a little luck with a little
español also a National Forest Map as well as a copy of my map below, to find a
place to park and begin your hike.
Your
hike into Middle Fork Casa Falls on trail #269 will start at about 10400’
elevation if you have a high clearance vehicle that can navigate the roughness
of the primitive road above Walker Flats.
You will pass North fork Lake on your hike. Then just before you reach Middle Fork Lake you’ll turn east
and head down the canyon to the falls on trail #266. As you are about to descend to a deep gorge leave the trail
heading south a couple hundred yards to Middle Fork Casa Falls. Right click-and-save to print yourself
a copy of my map below.
Enhanced topo map NORTH IS UP
these waterfalls appear downstream from
Middle Fork Casa Falls in this order...
a 15 footer pours thru a slot in solid
bedrock
another 15 footer...
...a nice 20 footer...
nuther 15’er
and 12’er...
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