Horseshoe
Creek Falls
There are many waterfalls
on Horseshoe Creek below Horseshoe Lake in the Wheeler Peak Wilderness
Area. I separate them and describe
them as three waterfalls:
Horseshoe Creek Falls
and
Horseshoe
Creek Lower Cascades
These are all wonderful
waterfalls and each is quite worthy of their own special recognition.
Horseshoe
Creek Falls (main tier) is about 80 feet high with two small upper tiers shown
below about 20 feet high.
Horseshoe
Creek Falls (upper tier) is just above the main falls.
beta facts:
name- Horseshoe Creek Falls
height- 100’
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- 4½ miles on trail #56 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
Horseshoe Creek Waterfall is among New Mexico’s Grandest…!!! But don’t slip and
fall here…!!!
Make yourself a copy of my map. Horseshoe Creek Cascades as well as Horseshoe 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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