Texas
Capote Falls
156 mi from El Paso · ~5 hr drive
190ft tall
≈ 58 m
≈ 58 m
Capote Falls is a named waterfall in Texas — a substantial cascade dropping 190 feet, about 156 miles from El Paso, TX. Full visit details below.
- State
- Texas
- Nearest city
- El Paso, TX · 156 mi · ~5 hr drive
- Height
- 190 ft (58 m)
- Coordinates
- 30.2143°, -104.5602°
- County
- Presidio
From Wikipedia:
Capote Falls is a waterfall on Capote Creek in the Sierra Vieja mountains in northwestern Presidio County, Texas, United States. At up to 175 feet (53 m) tall, it is the highest waterfall in Texas. Serving as a moist oasis in an otherwise barren area, the site is the only location where the columbine species Aquilegia hinckleyana is found in the wild. The waterfall has seen significant damage by erosion since 1964. Located on the privately owned Brite Ranch, access is restricted to those with permission from the property owners. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Capote Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Capote Falls
The exact location is at 30.2143°, -104.5602° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.
Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.
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Sources
Location and tag data for Capote Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) ; the Wikipedia article linked above provides additional history. We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.