Lobo Overlook

Rio Grande National Forest

San Juan National Forest

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Lobo Overlook sits on the Continental Divide and the edge between the Rio Grande and San Juan National Forests high above Wolf Creek Pass where US-160 crosses over that divide. The road up is gravel, starting about a quarter mile east of the pass where what is most visible is a large dirt turnout. It is finally signed at the road leaving the turnout by a gate. At the top, the road splits to access the lookout area with bathrooms and picnic tables or an electronics site where a short trail connects to the Continental Divide Trail a short way below. The overlook comes with quite a lot of view east and west with more view north to be found near the electronics site. The day was already looking quite stormy when I got there although it never quite turned into anything.

San Juan National Forest
The San Juan National Forest side from the overlook.

Rio Grande National Forest
The Rio Grande National Forest side from the overlook.

Table Mountain area
Table Mountain should be one of those out there. Probably a bit to the right, the central point being an unnamed peak of the same height and the left peak being Mount Hope. I'm rather disappointed with myself to not be able to pick it out confidently after climbing it.

mostly San Juan
Lobo Trail to the right and much that is northwest making this a mix of both forests.

As usual, any picture can be enlarged if clicked on. If not, there's something I need to fix.




©2019 Valerie Norton
Written 2 Sep 2019

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