Mineral Creek
Falls
This is one
of the more amazing 2 mile hikes in New Mexico...!!!
Do not visit
any New Mexico waterfall during a drought
Mineral Creek Falls is
splendid and 75’ high
Mineral Creek Falls is a
two mile hike upstream from the parking at Forest Road 157
Then in between your
wheels and the falls is 30’ wide Mineral Creek Arch...!!
...and half way between
the parking and the natural arch is the 13’ high lower falls
beta facts:
name- Mineral Creek Falls
height- 75’
elevation- 6789’
GPS coordinates-
±32°58’13.879”N 107°44’19.432”W
flow- USGS topos call this stream
perennial, but it could go dry during extra dry years
season- March, April and August
thru October
accommodations- none
ownership- Gila National Forest
access- this is a 2 mile hike, mostly
trail until last ¼-mile rock-hopping
nearest town- Kingston is about
4.5 miles south of here
fun fact- anyone who visits
this waterfall… will return...!!!
essay bro
Even after the forest fire
has this whole area EXTREMELY burned..... it is still a WAY beautiful
place.......!!!
...Also Devon Fletcher has
some unfortunate “news” about this area: http://southernnewmexicoexplorer.blogspot.com/
Please feel
free to right-click-save-as on the map below to save yourself a hard copy
Enhanced USGS 7.5’ topo map
Send questions and comments to dscott@TheMarbleSculptor.com