South
Elk Creek Falls
South Elk Creek is one of the waterfalling-est
creeks I know of...!!!
This
upper waterfall is 75’ high...
And
these next falls are downstream
...a
25 footer
...and
another 25 footer
South
Elk Creek Water-slide is 40’ wide and 200’ long...!!! *see this on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFEwILgRO60
...and
a 20 footer...
...then
50’ high Middle South Elk Creek Falls...!!!
...and
yet another 25 footer on downstream...
...finally
...finishing up with 40’ high Lower South Elk Creek Falls...!!! all these wonderful
waterfalls in two miles of stream...!!!
...and
that’s not all ...there are more waterfalls on some tributaries within this
same 2 miles.
...an
18’ high falls up the creek above Duck Lake... with more and higher falls on up
above this one.
100’
high Little South Elk Creek Falls has 2 tiers and is the highest waterfall we
found on South Elk Creek. It’s within
sight and just north of Upper South Elk Creek Falls.
beta facts:
name- Upper South Elk Creek Falls
height- 75’ ...and several others near by
elevation- 11000’
GPS coordinates- ±37°06.127’N 106°27.277’W
flow- perennial
season- May thru Oct… earlier is better
accommodations- none
ownership- Rio Grande National Forest
access- 1˝ mile hike… the second half is off-trail
nearest town- Chama is about 15 miles south of
here
fun fact- …a very short hike to very high
country…!!!
Enhanced
National Geographic 7.5’ topo map
________one_mile________
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