Broken
Waters Falls
Broken Waters Falls is 30’
high
Middle Broken Waters Falls
20’ high, has 2 tiers and is upstream another quarter-mile.
This Upper Broken Waters
Falls, 8’ high, is within sight above Middle Broken Waters Falls
Broken Waters Creek
cascades continually which along with underbrush makes for difficult hiking
Seen here in this photo
below is a mountain easily seen north of Taos, NM. Locally it is known as “The Pregnant Lady”
because it resembles the breast, ribs and tummy of a pregnant lady who is lying
on her back. Broken Waters Creek flows
directly north off of The Pregnant Lady’s Tummy... as a tributary into South
Fork Rio Hondo.
beta facts:
name- Broken Waters Falls
height- 30’
elevation- 9138’
GPS coordinates- ±36°34.003’N 105°29.669’W
flow- perennial
season- May- June is best, but good thru October.
accommodations- none
ownership- Carson National Forest – Wheeler Peak
Wilderness Area
access- were it not for the no trespassing
signs at Taos East it would be a short 2-mile bushwhack
nearest town- Arroyo Seco
is about 6 miles southwest of here
fun fact- This place is WAY beautiful, hard to
find, has no trail and is extremely strenuous to get to
essay bro
Broken Waters Waterfalls are wonderful. This place is WAY beautiful, hard to find,
has no trail and is extremely strenuous to get to. Were it not for the no trespassing signs at
Taos East it would be a short 2-mile bushwhack in to visit it, from Manzanita
Trailhead. You will see it near Taos
East on the map below. Please feel free
to right-click-save-as the map below as my maps are the most accurate maps
available.
Enhanced
USGS 7.5’ topo map
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