Lower
Wheeler Creek Cascades
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 70’ high
and
Lower Wheeler Creek
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 Lower Cascades are about 250’ high.
They are a hundred yards or so below the main Wheeler Falls. There are many substantial individual falls
here that all cut thru a common layer of solid bedrock.
These
photos may or may-not be in order… there’s alotta
falls here and I couldn’t keep track… sorry…
Here’s
a 30’ high tier. This is the 30’ falls
shown on the topo map below.
Wheeler
Creek Lower Cascade
…a
50’ high section
…a
35’ tier
…another
50’ tier
…a
40’ section …purdy nice, huh…???
Wheeler
Creek Lower Cascades
pretty good, pretty
good…. Pretty neat, pretty neat…!!!
beta facts:
name- Lower Wheeler Creek Cascades
height- 250’
elevation- 11,111’
GPS coordinates- ±36°34.214’N 105°23.792’W
flow- always strong
season- July to Oct… the early bird will fight snow drifts but
will see the best water-show
accommodations- Wheeler Peak Wilderness
ownership- Carson National Forest
access- 4½ miles on trail
#56 to Wheeler Creek then downstream a hundred yards or so…
nearest town- Red River is about 10 miles North of
here
fun fact- people who never leave the trail,
never see these waterfalls
essay bro
These are very high and beautiful cascading
waterfalls.
How high… is hard to say.
It drops about 250’ all total... but the
real waterfall is the first 30’ drop below Wheeler Creek Falls.
Make yourself a copy of my map. Wheeler Creek Falls and Wheeler Creek Cascades are listed on a separate page of their own. Please enjoy all of the many waterfalls of the upper Red River. It’s some of New Mexico’s best…!!!
Enhanced
National Geographic 7.5’ topo map
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