Tonto Natural Bridge Falls is a 187-foot waterfall in Gila County, Arizona, in the Arizona/New Mexico Mountains region. It lies about 4.5 miles south of Pine and roughly 58.6 miles northeast of Deer Valley as the crow flies.
At 187 feet it is taller than the typical Arizona waterfall of about 140 feet, ranking 13th of 29 with a recorded height. By form it is a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
The Arizona/New Mexico Mountains are forested ranges of ponderosa pine, Douglas fir and spruce rising above surrounding deserts and grasslands. Creeks in their canyons carry snowmelt and monsoon runoff over rocky steps.
Gila County holds 8 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Pine Creek Falls, a 50-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Ellison Creek Cascades, a cascade waterfall, is about 10.4 miles away. Falls, The, a 6-foot block waterfall, is about 21.2 miles away.
Tonto Natural Bridge Falls is located at 34.3187° N, 111.4562° 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.