Loading map...

2022 Map of Elk Park

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Continental Divide serves as the primary geographic axis for this 2022 survey of the high-elevation boundary between Gunnison National Forest and Rio Grande National Forest. This section of the Saguache County backcountry is characterized by a series of distinct alpine flats including Elk Park, Burro Park, and Ignacio Park, which suggest a landscape of open high-country basins separated by steep drainages.

Modern recreation and traditional water access routes are represented by the Continental Divide National Scenic Trl and the Stewart Creek Trl, which follow the contours of the terrain toward water sources like Cochetopa Cr and N Fork Saguache Cr. The mapping of features such as Van Tassel Gulch and Cañon Hondo highlights the complex drainage patterns that define this section of the Rocky Mountains, where land management boundaries follow the crest of the Continental Divide.