Blake
Fork Falls
Blake
Fork Falls is on a creek that perhaps should be called “West Fork of Lake
Fork”...
...but that’s not a good name...
So... I call this beautiful perennial creek... “BLAKE FORK”
…after
Ernie Blake the founder of Taos Ski Valley… and his family.
beta facts:
name- Blake Fork Falls
height- 50’
elevation- 11,200’
GPS coordinates- ±36°33.682’N 105°26.320’W
flow- perennial
season- late May thru Oct… but earlier is
stronger flow
accommodations- none… Wheeler Peak
Wilderness
ownership- Carson National Forest
access- …a short 1½ mile of unmaintained
trail
nearest town- Taos Ski Valley is less than
3 miles north of here
fun fact- it’s only right that “Lake
Fork’s” tributary be called “Blake Fork” in memory of famous Ernie Blake
“Lake fork – Blake Fork”
THANK
YOU ERNIE for starting one of the best things Taos has…!!!
essay bro
There could be a fantastic alternative
trail to the Williams Lake Trail that would take people by Blake Fork Falls and
Emerald Pond… in fact up one way… and down the other would make a nice loop
hike. IS THERE ANY VOLUNTEER TRAIL
MAKERS AROUND WHEN WE NEED ‘EM… actually there is small trail there now that
goes to the falls.
Please feel free to make yourself a copy of
my map below… and notice how Blake Fork Creek goes underground for quite a
while below the waterfall. In fact only
the top and bottom of Blake Fork is perennial.
*Also… enjoy more photos from this beautiful area… shown below the
map.
Right-click-save-as
to make yourself a copy of our map below
To see a larger, updated and
more detailed map of this entire Wheeler Peak Area, click here: http://www.dougscottart.com/hobbies/waterfalls/TaosMtnsSEquad.htm
and here: http://www.dougscottart.com/hobbies/waterfalls/TaosMtnsMap.htm
Enhanced
USGS 7.5’ topo map
___________________________one
mile___________________________
...more photos of the Blake Fork Area...
Turquoise
Pond is quite large... emerald green... and crystal clear. Blake Fork Falls is in the dark timber that
is seen (above right) between the pond and the jagged rocks of Lake Fork Peak’s
“North Shoulder” in the distance.
This
timberline, moraine pool sweetens the view of Lake Fork Mountain’s steep and
jagged “North Shoulder”... the sheer
rock faces found in this majestic unvisited basin offer several awesome
“wilderness” climbing routes.
High
wonderful cascades can be enjoyed above Blake Fork Falls.
...more
shots of Turquoise Pond ...a nice place...
Send questions and comments to dscott@TheMarbleSculptor.com