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The region is incised by canyons that drain south and west to McElmo Creek; the creek falls from the east at about 5,800 to 4,800 feet (1,800 to 1,500 m) west at the Utah border. The oldest rocks are exposed in McElmo Canyon and are sedimentary layers of Jurassic age. In and near the Monument, these sedimentary rocks have been bent upwards to ...
McElmo Creek is a 70.1-mile-long (112.8 km) [2] tributary that joins the San Juan River in San Juan County, Utah. The creek's source is just east of Cortez in Montezuma County, Colorado . The flow in McElmo Creek increased after water was diverted out of the Dolores River just downstream of Dolores by the construction of the Montezuma Tunnel in ...
The McElmo Drainage Unit, located in Montezuma and Dolores Counties, consists of tributaries of McElmo Creek, situated north of the northern slopes of Mesa Verde and Ute Mountain, that is part of the northern San Juan River drainage. [41] For Sand Canyon, see the Canyons of the Ancients and for Ansel Hall, see Dolores County.
At that time he made notes and maps of archaeological sites at the current Hawkins Preserve and nearby Mitchell Springs. Within the Hawkins Preserve he recorded cliff dwellings found along McElmo Canyon. The site included groups of several small chambers just above the canyon bottom. Nearby is a corral that held cattle, sheep or other livestock.
Mancos State Park is a Colorado state park. It is located near Mesa Verde National Park, the West Mancos Trail and the San Juan Skyway. [2] The park is known to have been a dwelling place for Ancestral Puebloans.
During this period the Ancestral Puebloans living in the canyon started using painted black-on-white pottery versus their standard grey ware, and the masonry and layout of great houses built during the McElmo phase, which was the last major construction era in the canyon, differ significantly from those built during the early parts of the ...
Willow Creek Reservoir; Monarch Lake; Meadow Creek Reservoir; A sixth lake, Grand Lake, borders the recreation area on the north. Grand Lake is the largest natural lake in Colorado. Collectively, these six lakes are known as "The Great Lakes of Colorado." [3] The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail passes through the recreation area.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Roxborough State Park has an oceanic climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.The hottest temperature recorded in Roxborough State Park was 100 °F (38 °C) on July 17, 1997, and July 21, 1997, while the coldest temperature recorded was −24 °F (−31 °C) on February 2, 2011.