Williams
Falls
Rorke
Murphy photos ©1997
Williams Falls (35’ high) is a backcountry jewel close to Taos Ski Valley... the photo below shows the cascades below the falls during high water.
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Inspiring cascades tumble for another 100
feet below Williams Falls. To
visit this falls just park in the Williams Lake Trail head parking lot at the
village of Taos Ski Valley. A sign will point the way for your 2¼-mile hike
to Williams Lake. The falls are
on up the inlet creek another quarter of a mile above the lake. Your time here will be spent in
the shadow of Wheeler Peak 13,161’… New Mexico’s Highest. Kachina Falls is a sweet little 15 foot
high waterfall, under the chairlift, near the Williams Lake trail head. A short climb will bring you to it as
it appears in this photo to the right.
It drops over a natural outcrop that runs perpendicular to Kachina Creek. |
Kachina Falls |
beta facts:
name- Williams Falls
height- 35’
elevation- 11,200’
GPS coordinates- ±36°33.238’N 105°25.940’W
flow- perennial
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- 2½ miles on trail #62 …a few
hundred yards up stream from Williams Lake
nearest town- Taos Ski Valley is about 4
miles North of here
fun fact- …a popular beautiful place
see
also nearby: Blake Fork Falls
Enhanced National Geographic 7.5’ topo map
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