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.
Inspiring cascades tumble for another 100
feet below Williams Falls. To visit this
waterfall 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
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Williams
Falls are shown near the left-hand side of the map below
To see a larger, updated and
more detailed map of this entire Wheeler Peak Area, click here: http://www.dougscottart.com/hobbies/waterfalls/TaosMtnsSEquad.htm
and here: http://www.dougscottart.com/hobbies/waterfalls/TaosMtnsMap.htm
Enhanced USGS7.5’
topo map
____________one mile___________
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