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The park is the largest state park in New Mexico and surrounds the state's largest reservoir. [1] The 36,000-acre (150 km 2) reservoir, created in 1916 across the Rio Grande, is 40 miles (64 km) long with more than 200 miles (320 km) of shoreline. Elephant Butte Dam is named after a rock formation resembling an elephant. [2]
Elephant Butte Reservoir is a reservoir on the southern part of the Rio Grande in the U.S. state of New Mexico, 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Truth or Consequences.The reservoir is the 84th largest man-made lake in the United States and the largest in New Mexico by total surface area and peak volume.
Elephant Butte State Park is a New Mexico gem. On holiday weekends like Memorial Day, visitors have historically reached 100,000 on each day.
Map of State Parks of New Mexico ... This is a list of state parks and reserves in the New Mexico state park system. ... Elephant Butte Lake State Park: Sierra ...
Elephant Butte is a summit that is now in the Elephant Butte Reservoir and within the Elephant Butte Lake State Park in Sierra County, New Mexico. It has an elevation of 4,639 feet (1,414 m). [ 1 ] It was named for its shape, which is said to look like an elephant .
Elephant Butte is a city in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States, located near Elephant Butte Reservoir and Elephant Butte Lake State Park. The population was 1,447 at the time of the 2020 census .
While Elephant Butte Canyon is relatively remote, the surrounding region offers a range of outdoor activities. The nearby Elephant Butte Lake State Park is the largest state park in New Mexico and provides opportunities for camping, fishing, boating, and hiking. The park surrounds the Elephant Butte Reservoir, which stretches 40 miles long and ...
Geronimo Trail incorporates several New Mexico state highways passing along Elephant Butte Dam, Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Caballo Lake, Caballo Mountains and Black Range Mountains. [4] It is connected to the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway in the southwest and El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro in the northeast.