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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.
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 State Park is a New Mexico gem. On holiday weekends like Memorial Day, visitors have historically reached 100,000 on each day.
Ute Lake State Park: Quay: 1,500 610: 3,900 1,200: 1964: Adjoins an 8,200-acre (3,300 ha) reservoir on the Canadian River. [39] Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park: Colfax: 8,500 2,600: 2005: Honors the veterans of the Vietnam War, the country's oldest such memorial (established 1968) and the only one comprising a whole state park. [40 ...
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 .
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 ...
The site of Fort McRae is located on the east bank of the Elephant Butte Reservoir in the general area of Elephant Butte, New Mexico within McRae Canyon. A 21.6 acres (8.7 ha) area at the site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. In National Park Service sources its precise location was Address restricted [2]. [3]
Elephant Butte is a populated place on the southeast end of the Elephant Butte Reservoir in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States. [1] It should not be confused with the modern city of Elephant Butte, New Mexico that is on the west side of the reservoir to the northwest of this place.