| Zapata Falls | |
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| Location | San Luis Valley,Colorado |
| Coordinates | 37°37′08″N105°33′11″W / 37.61889°N 105.55306°W /37.61889; -105.55306 (Zapata Falls)[1] |
| Total height | 30 feet (9.1 m)[2] |
| Number of drops | 1 |
| Watercourse | South Zapata Creek |
Zapata Falls is a waterfall located in theSan Luis Valley near the base of theSangre de Cristo Mountains onBureau of Land Management land adjacent toRio Grande National Forest and south ofGreat Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve inAlamosa 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]
