Broken Waters Falls

Broken Waters Falls is 30’ high

 

Middle Broken Waters Falls 20’ high, has 2 tiers and is upstream another quarter-mile.

 

This Upper Broken Waters Falls, 8’ high, is within sight above Middle Broken Waters Falls

 

Broken Waters Creek cascades continually which along with underbrush makes for difficult hiking

 

Seen here in this photo below is a mountain easily seen north of Taos, NM.  Locally it is known as “The Pregnant Lady” because it resembles the breast, ribs and tummy of a pregnant lady who is lying on her back.  Broken Waters Creek flows directly north off of The Pregnant Lady’s Tummy... as a tributary into South Fork Rio Hondo.

 

 

beta facts:

name- Broken Waters Falls

height- 30’

elevation- 9138’

GPS coordinates- ±36°34.003’N 105°29.669’W

flow- perennial

season- May- June is best, but good thru October.

accommodations- none

ownership- Carson National Forest – Wheeler Peak Wilderness Area

access-  were it not for the no trespassing signs at Taos East it would be a short 2-mile bushwhack

nearest town- Arroyo Seco is about 6 miles southwest of here

fun fact- This place is WAY beautiful, hard to find, has no trail and is extremely strenuous to get to

 

 

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Broken Waters Waterfalls are wonderful.  This place is WAY beautiful, hard to find, has no trail and is extremely strenuous to get to.  Were it not for the no trespassing signs at Taos East it would be a short 2-mile bushwhack in to visit it, from Manzanita Trailhead.  You will see it near Taos East on the map below.  Please feel free to right-click-save-as the map below as my maps are the most accurate maps available.

 

Enhanced USGS 7.5’ topo map

 

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