Conditions:Elephant Butte-20230517034311

Latest:	13 May 2023 (25 days ago)

Reported by:	Tristanh (6 reports), Levr (9 reports)
Quality:	Great
Waterflow:	Dry
Wetsuit:	None
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Normal
Time:	5 hours

Team: 4 people with experience level Brand new to Intermediate

Trip report URL:

Comments: This canyon was a lot of fun. The route was easy to follow and the climbing portions were not bad at all. We did the extra hike up to Elephant Butte proper, which has great views and made for a nice lunch spot. This isn't much extra distance but does require another short climb up a wall.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
13 May 2023	Great	Dry	None	Normal	5 hours	4 people Brand new to Intermediate	Tristanh (6 reports),Levr (9 reports)
Comment: This canyon was a lot of fun. The route was easy to follow and the climbing portions were not bad at all. We did the extra hike up to Elephant Butte proper, which has great views and made for a nice lunch spot. This isn't much extra distance but does require another short climb up a wall.
23 Nov 2019 Trip report	Amazing						CanditionBot (2096 reports)
Comment: See the full condition report at Candition.com. Submitted by tcarlisle.
15 Apr 2018	Amazing	Dry	None	Normal	4 hours	3 people Brand new to Intermediate	Thelinguist (1 reports)
Comment: Our rope got stuck at the first rappel. Either, be mindful of the groove forming that will pinch the rope when descending, or rappel to the first shelf (60-70ft) then be creative and downclimb to the second shelf (about a 15 foot sloped descent). There were three groups in the canyon with us, and the one behind us freed our rope.
19 May 2017	Amazing	Dry	None	Special challenges	2 hours	7 people Beginner to Expert	Danielson (93 reports)
Comment: 1st anchor has 5 bolts - all are spinners. There was nothing that greatly concerned me with that many bolts to use as back ups though. 2nd anchor is 3 very cool pitons DCL and appeared to be in very good shape. Not sure why the beta says to "Walk out to the road or follow casual trails to the parking lot to the LEFT" - the parking lot is DCRight as you exit.
14 May 2016 Trip report							Candition.com (287 reports)
Comment: Most recent conditions reported at Candition.com, see Trip Report for full details.
14 May 2016 Trip report	Amazing						CanditionBot (2096 reports)
Comment: See the full condition report at Candition.com. Submitted by A_J.
1 Apr 2016 Trip report	Amazing						CanditionBot (2096 reports)
Comment: See the full condition report at Candition.com. Submitted by alphasteve42.
12 Mar 2016 Trip report	Amazing						CanditionBot (2096 reports)
Comment: See the full condition report at Candition.com. Submitted by wsbpress.
14 Nov 2015 Trip report	Amazing						CanditionBot (2096 reports)
Comment: See the full condition report at Candition.com. Submitted by jman.
13 Nov 2015 Trip report	Amazing						CanditionBot (2096 reports)
Comment: See the full condition report at Candition.com. Submitted by brettkettering.
25 May 2015 Trip report	Amazing						CanditionBot (2096 reports)
Comment: See the full condition report at Candition.com. Submitted by hammertime.
25 Jan 2015 Trip report	Great						CanditionBot (2096 reports)
Comment: See the full condition report at Candition.com. Submitted by peakbaggers.
27 Jun 2014 Trip report	Amazing						CanditionBot (2096 reports)
Comment: See the full condition report at Candition.com. Submitted by dcamail.
25 May 2014 Trip report	Amazing						CanditionBot (2096 reports)
Comment: See the full condition report at Candition.com. Submitted by jman.
15 May 2013 Trip report	Amazing						CanditionBot (2096 reports)
Comment: See the full condition report at Candition.com. Submitted by COJoe.

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