Taos
Cone Creek Cascades
This
is the top 30 feet of 300’ high Taos Cone Creek Cascades
beta facts:
name- Taos Cone Creek Cascades
height- 300’ cascades
elevation- 11,200’
GPS coordinates- ±36°33.604’N 105°23.012’W
flow- perennial
season- June thru Oct… the early bird will fight snowdrifts
but will see the most powerful water-show
accommodations- Wheeler Peak Wilderness
ownership- Carson National Forest
access- 2¾ miles on East Fork Trail #56
then upstream bushwhack for about a mile see map below
nearest town- Red River is about 11 miles
North of here
fun fact- people who never leave the trail,
never see these cascades
essay bro
This is a very high and beautiful cascade.
but…
The World Waterfall Database WWD standards
insist on the presence of bedrock.
http://www.world-waterfalls.com/measurement.php
…so according to the WWD Taos Cone Creek Cascades is only 30 feet high because
only the top 30 feet flow over bedrock.
Even tho the rest of the cascades are steep beautiful and drop 300 feet…
they flow over talus instead of bedrock.
Ah–ah… naughty Taos Cone Creek
WWD disqualifies most of
you…!!!
Make yourself a copy of my map and please enjoy all of the many waterfalls of the upper Red River. They’re some of New Mexico’s best…!!!
Enhanced
National Geographic 7.5’ topo map
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