Salto Del Agua Waterfall
Salto Del Agua Waterfall is a waterfall in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,547 m. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the east-northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cuchillo del Medio, a peak 0.7 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
Privately owned Land. $10 entry. Road is maintained terribly. 4x4 required.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 12.3 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Chawalauna Overlook · 13 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 17 mi
- U S Hill · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cuchillo del Medio: 0.7 mi
- Lucero Peak: 1.0 mi
- Cerrito Colorado: 2.8 mi
- Gallina Peak: 3.1 mi
- South Fork Peak: 3.5 mi
- Kit Carson Memorial State Park: 8.7 mi
- Red Willow Park: 8.7 mi
- Taos Plaza: 8.9 mi
- Taos County Rodeo Grounds: 10.4 mi
- Filemon Sanchez Fairground Park: 10.5 mi
- Lawrence Memorial: 4.7 mi
- San Geronimo (St. Jerome) de Taos Mission ruins: 6.5 mi
- Taos Pueblo: 6.5 mi
- Wheeler Peak Historical Marker: 6.9 mi
- Shortcut: 8.2 mi
- Hlauuma (North House): 6.4 mi
- San Geronimo Chapel: 6.5 mi
- Hlaukwima (South House): 6.5 mi
- Governor Bent House Historic Site: 8.8 mi
- Taos Inn Historic Site: 8.8 mi
- Millicent Rogers Museum: 6.9 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 8.6 mi
- Bent House Museum: 8.8 mi
- Kit Carson Historic Museum: 8.9 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 9.0 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 10.5 mi
- Apache Spring: 11.4 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 14.9 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 17.8 mi
- Apache Springs: 22.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 12.2 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 15.8 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 16.4 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 20.6 mi
- Tres Piedras Wildlife Management Area: 20.7 mi
- Native Art: 7.5 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 8.9 mi
- Red Horse: 9.6 mi
- Questa Apple: 12.4 mi
- Eagle: 15.3 mi
- La Vinateria: 10.7 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 11.7 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 23.3 mi
- Palisades: 21.2 mi
- Comanche Rim: 22.0 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 9.7 mi
- La Belle: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Salto Del Agua Waterfall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | ENE 76° | 4,011 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Walter | ENE 74° | 3,996 m | 7.1 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | E 83° | 3,989 m | 7.3 mi |
| Simpson Peak | E 80° | 3,953 m | 6.9 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | ENE 76° | 3,929 m | 5.3 mi |
| Venado Peak | N 8° | 3,880 m | 18.1 mi |
| Gold Hill | NNE 31° | 3,872 m | 8.9 mi |
| Latir Mesa | N 10° | 3,870 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taos, 10 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 10.5 | 10.5 | 14.3 | 32.9 | 91.3 | 105 | 44.9 | 27.6 | 21.4 | 18.1 | 14.3 | 11.6 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Rio Hondo Near Valdez, NM, 1 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13250632801
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