Upper
Guadalupe Falls
AKA
Loco Falls
...and the
extreme Kayak crazies call it Extreme Dream ...I think they like it
Upper
Guadalupe Falls is 35’ high and has two tiers.
The upper tier is about 15’ and the lower tier about 20’ ...one of my
favorite waterfalls. Resent heavy rains had
made the Rio Guadalupe waters brown in these photos.
The
Guadalupe Box Canyon is amazing below Upper Guadalupe Falls. Some of the sheer walls lean out over the
river. Parts of the falls can be seen in
the upper-middle portion of this photograph.
beta facts:
name- Upper Guadalupe Falls or Loco Falls
height- 35’ with 2 tiers – 15’ and 20’
elevation- 6980’
GPS coordinates- ±35°47.686’N 106°47.108’W
flow- a large trout stream called Rio
Guadalupe
season- this waterfall is always
good...!!!!
accommodations- none
ownership- Santa Fe National Forest
access- ¼ mile hike or less east of forest
road #376.
nearest town- Jemez Springs is about 7
miles due east of here
fun fact- this is amoung
my favorite waterfalls.
essay bro
Upper Guadalupe Falls is
upstream from Lower Guadalupe Falls about 6-miles. It is within an amazing “box” or “slot”
canyon. This is an extremely beautiful
place that is not for the faint-of-heart.
See also nearby: Butterfly
Spring Waterfall and Jacque’s Waterfall
Enhanced USGS 7.5’ topo map
one
mile = approximately 5
inches
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