2022 Map of Lookout Mountain

About this map

Rio Grande National Forest encompasses the high-elevation terrain of the La Garita Mountains in this section of Saguache County. The landscape is defined by its complex drainage network, where the headwaters of Middle Fork Carnero Cr and S Fork Carnero Cr descend from peaks like Lookout Mtn and Storm King Mtn. Named high-mountain basins such as Royal Park, Mexican Park, and Sunnyside Park indicate the presence of traditional summer grazing lands or relatively level clearings within the timbered slopes. Evidence of light human infrastructure appears at the southern edge, where Co RD j36 and Co RD 41 G provide access near the mouth of Coolbroth Canyon. The survey illustrates the transition from steep gulches like Raspberry Gulch and Poison Gulch to the broader alluvial valleys that characterize this part of south-central Colorado.