
The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad follows the steep canyon of the Animas River, a vital transportation corridor through the high-altitude terrain of the San Juan National Forest. Small mountain settlements like Needleton and Elk Park serve as key stops along this narrow-gauge line, with the Needleton Water Tank providing a necessary service point for steam locomotives within Watertank Canyon. To the west, the landscape is defined by the Needle Mountains, while the Grenadier Range rises to the east, anchored by prominent summits such as Mount Garfield and Snowdon Peak.
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1955 Handies Peak
San Juan County, CO

1955 Howardsville
San Juan County, CO

1960 Engineer Mountain
San Juan County, CO

1964 Snowdon Peak
San Juan County, CO

1964 Storm King Peak
San Juan County, CO

2001 Howardsville
San Juan County, CO

2001 Storm King Peak
San Juan County, CO
2011 Engineer Mountain
San Juan County, CO
2011 Handies Peak
San Juan County, CO
2011 Howardsville
San Juan County, CO
2011 Snowdon Peak
San Juan County, CO
2011 Storm King Peak
San Juan County, CO
2013 Engineer Mountain
San Juan County, CO
2013 Handies Peak
San Juan County, CO
2013 Howardsville
San Juan County, CO
2013 Snowdon Peak
San Juan County, CO
2013 Storm King Peak
San Juan County, CO
2016 Engineer Mountain
San Juan County, CO
2016 Handies Peak
San Juan County, CO
2016 Howardsville
San Juan County, CO
2016 Snowdon Peak
San Juan County, CO
2016 Storm King Peak
San Juan County, CO
2019 Engineer Mountain
San Juan County, CO
2019 Handies Peak
San Juan County, CO
2019 Howardsville
San Juan County, CO
2019 Snowdon Peak
San Juan County, CO
2019 Storm King Peak
San Juan County, CO

2022 Engineer Mountain
San Juan County, CO

2022 Handies Peak
San Juan County, CO

2022 Howardsville
San Juan County, CO

2022 Snowdon Peak
San Juan County, CO

2022 Storm King Peak
San Juan County, CO