| Zapata Falls | |
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| Location | San Luis Valley, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 37°37′08″N 105°33′11″W / 37.61889°N 105.55306°W[1] |
| Total height | 30 feet (9.1 m)[2] |
| Number of drops | 1 |
| Watercourse | South Zapata Creek |
Zapata Falls is a waterfall located in the San Luis Valley near the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains on Bureau of Land Management land adjacent to Rio Grande National Forest and south of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Alamosa County, Colorado.[3] The waterfall has a drop of about 30 feet (9 m). Access to this waterfall entails a mildly steep 0.5-mile (800 m) hike. Viewing the falls requires fording the stream and climbing rocks.
Black swifts nest near the falls, one of the few known breeding sites for this species in Colorado.[4]
- ^ "Zapata Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ "Great Sand Dunes Park and Preserve: Zapata Falls". National Park Service. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ "Zapata Falls Special Recreation Management Area" (PDF). U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
- ^ "Zapata Falls". Colorado State Parks. Retrieved May 20, 2019.