New Mexico
Jemez Falls
50 mi from Albuquerque · ~1.5 hr drive
69ft tall
≈ 21 m
≈ 21 m
Jemez Falls is a named waterfall in New Mexico — a 69-foot drop, about 50 miles from Albuquerque, NM. Full visit details below.
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city
- Albuquerque, NM · 50 mi · ~1.5 hr drive
- Height
- 69 ft (21 m)
- Coordinates
- 35.8125°, -106.6069°
From Wikipedia: Jemez Falls is a waterfall located in the Jemez Mountains of the Santa Fe National Forest. The falls are located on the East Fork of the Jemez River in an area dominated by Ponderosa Pine forests. Jemez Falls are the highest waterfalls in the Jemez Mountains. There are some smaller falls on the river just above the main falls. The falls are accessible from a trail that starts at the Jemez Falls campground and day use area. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Jemez Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Jemez Falls
The exact location is at 35.8125°, -106.6069° — 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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Stay nearby
Driving in? The nearest documented metro is Albuquerque, NM — 50 miles away (~1.5 hr drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Jemez 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.