Wheeler
Creek Falls
There are many waterfalls
on Wheeler Creek below Horseshoe Lake in the Wheeler Peak Wilderness Area.
I separate them and
describe them as three waterfalls:
Wheeler
Creek Cascades ...is the upper portion 400’ high
Wheeler Creek Falls ...is
the middle portion 75’ high
and
Wheeler
Creek Lower Cascades ...is the lower portion 250’ high
These are all wonderful
waterfalls and each section of falls here are quite worthy of their own special
recognition.
Wheeler Creek Falls has
two tiers. These photos below show only
the 50’ high lower tier.
It’s not sheer... it’s
just beautiful...!!!
John
and Madison and I enjoyed lunch on the brink of the falls... very nice...!!!
...i’m good at fuzzy-photos.
Here’s one of the lower tier during late June snow-melt runoff.
Wheeler Creek Falls upper tiers are about 20’ high
and is more sheer than the lower tier. This photo shows the average summer flow...
the photo below
shows late June snow-melt runoff.
beta facts:
name- Wheeler Creek Falls
height- 70’ in two tiers
elevation- 11,300’
GPS coordinates- ±36°34.188’N 105°23.927’W
flow- always strong
season- June thru Oct… the early bird will fight snowdrifts but will
see the best water-show
accommodations- Wheeler Peak Wilderness
ownership- Carson National Forest
access- 4˝ miles on trail
#56 to Wheeler Creek then downstream a few hundred yards
nearest town- Red River is about 10 miles North of
here
fun fact- people who never leave the trail,
never see these falls
essay bro
The sight seen looking off the brink of
Wheeler Creek Waterfall is among New Mexico’s Grandest…!!! But don’t slip and
fall here…!!!
Make yourself a copy of my map below. Wheeler Creek Cascades as well as Wheeler Creek Lower Cascades are listed on a separate page of their own. Please enjoy all of the many waterfalls of the upper Red River.
Enhanced
National Geographic 7.5’ topo map
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