Chama Basin Maverick Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on tributary of Rio Chama in Archuleta County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 11.4 miles north of Chama and roughly 101.4 miles north of Santa Fe as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
The Southern Rockies are high, rugged mountains with alpine peaks, spruce-fir and lodgepole forest, aspen groves and glacial valleys. Snowmelt drives strong spring flows over granite and volcanic cliffs. tributary of Rio Chama carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 19 recorded waterfalls in Archuleta County. East Fork Chama Falls, a 300-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 3.1 miles away. Chama Falls, an 800-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 3.4 miles away. Rio de Los Pi¤os Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 3.8 miles away.
Chama Basin Maverick Falls is located at 37.0665° N, 106.5577° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.