Cooper Falls is a 60-foot waterfall on Cooper Arroyo in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 23.3 miles south of Chama and roughly 76.4 miles northwest of Santa Fe as the crow flies.
At 60 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 4 New Mexico waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 2nd. The tallest single drop is 35 feet. It falls in 2 drops.
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.
Rio Arriba County holds 7 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Aragon Falls, a 40-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 5.8 miles away. El Chorro Falls, a 1,300-foot cascade waterfall, is about 20.2 miles away.
Cooper Falls is located at 36.5882° N, 106.7301° 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 creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. 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.