Water Canyon Falls
Water Canyon, a tributary to the
lower Gila River within the Gila Wilderness, has a fine little waterfall about
30’ high Andrew Monie Photo
beta facts:
name- we refer to it as Water Canyon Falls –however
there are several Water Canyons with waterfalls in them, within New Mexico
height- 30’ ...or perhaps it’s a tiered
waterfall with another 30’ high upper tier above it – making it a 60’ high
“tiered waterfall”
elevation- 5200’
GPS coordinates- ±33°04.417’N 108°21.799’W
flow- likely has at least a perennial trickle
season- any
accommodations- none ...Gila Wilderness
ownership- Gila National Forest
access- see map below
nearest town-
fun fact- very few people ever visit this
waterfall
essay bro:
The
information for this page has been provided by Andrew Monie. Here are some excerpts from his field
notes:
There's a 2nd falls above
the one pictured and a little box canyon between the two. You can see up into
the box a bit in the photo, but we found it to be completely
inaccessible. It would take serious rock climbing or a rappel to
access this box. There were also Canyon Tree Frogs there.
See also: Wishbone Falls
Enhanced
USGS 7.5’ topo map
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