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2022 Map of Elephant Head Rock

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Elephant Head Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Elephant Head Rock stands as a prominent landmark in this high-altitude landscape where the San Juan National Forest meets the Rio Grande National Forest. The map detail follows the Navajo River and its tributaries, including the E Fork Navajo River, as they carve through the Chalk Mountains and Blanco Basin. This area is characterized by a high concentration of alpine water bodies, including Opal Lake, Three Lakes, and Fall View Lake, many of which are accessible only via established routes like the Fish Creek Trl or the Fish Lake Trl.

Water management and high-country hydrology are central to the terrain, evidenced by the Fall Cr Reservoir situated along the Navajo River corridor. The geography transitions from the peak of Flattop Mtn down through the drainage basins of Fall Creek and Iron Creek. The map also delineates the high-altitude boundary between Conejos and Archuleta counties, tracing the divide where the waters flow toward the Rio Azul.