City: CO
County: Mineral
Type: Whitewater Access
Location: 37.72672400, -107.02085000
Air Temp: --
Location
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Nearby Gauge Conditions
Henson Creek at Lake City, CO
26.2 mi away
Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Runs on Rio Grande
23 runs (5 nearby)Difficulty Classes
I Easy
II Novice
III Intermediate
IV Advanced
V Expert/Extreme
VI Unrunnable
Position relative to this access site:
Put-in at this location
This location is on the run
Take-out at this location
Downstream from here Upstream from here
Downstream from here Upstream from here
II-III
This location is on this run
02. Box Canyon to Creede
23.7 mi
24 ft/mi
II-III
Downstream from here (9.6 mi to put-in)
03. Creede to Wagon Wheel Gap
10.2 mi
II-III+
Downstream from here (15.7 mi to put-in)
04. Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork
11.4 mi
21 ft/mi
II
Downstream from here (25.5 mi to put-in)
05. South Fork to Del Norte
20.9 mi
17 ft/mi
III-IV
Upstream from here (8.9 mi from take-out)
01. Box Canyon (CO)
8.1 mi
38 ft/mi
These whitewater runs are on the same river but located more than 50 miles from this access site.
II-III+
640 mi away
7. Lower Canyons: La Linda to Dryden Crossing (83.5 miles)
84.3 mi
5 ft/mi
II
83 mi away
06. Alamosa to Lasauses
20.1 mi
15 ft/mi
I-II
93 mi away
07. Lasauses to Lobatos Bridge
20.0 mi
3 ft/mi
II-III
98 mi away
01. Lobatos Bridge(Colorado) to Lee Trail
24.0 mi
5 ft/mi
II
98 mi away
08. Lobatos Bridge to Lee Trail
21.0 mi
7 ft/mi
II-IV
109 mi away
02. Lee Trail to Chiflo Campground
9.9 mi
47 ft/mi
V
115 mi away
03. Chiflo Campground to Little Arsenic Trail
7.8 mi
69 ft/mi
II-III
118 mi away
04. Red River confluence to John Dunn Bridge
8.4 mi
12 ft/mi
III-IV
122 mi away
05. John Dunn Bridge to Taos Junction Bridge (Lower Taos Box)
15.0 mi
31 ft/mi
II
131 mi away
06. Taos Junction Bridge to Quartzite River Access
6.6 mi
III
131 mi away
07. Quartzite River Access to County Line River Access
4.4 mi
12 ft/mi
III
142 mi away
08. Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Reservoir
22.3 mi
II-III
604 mi away
1. Hoodoos: Redford to Colorado Canyon (15.75 miles)
16.0 mi
6 ft/mi
II+
614 mi away
2. Colorado Canyon: Rancherias Canyon to Lajitas (21 miles)
21.2 mi
6 ft/mi
II(III)
625 mi away
3. Santa Elena Canyon: Lajitas to Santa Elena Canyon River Access (20 miles)
20.6 mi
7 ft/mi
I-II
640 mi away
6. Rio Grande Village to La Linda (34.5 miles)
34.6 mi
4 ft/mi
I-II
653 mi away
5. San Vicente & Hot Springs Canyon: Solis Landing to Rio Grande Village (19 miles)
19.4 mi
II
657 mi away
4. Mariscal Canyon: Talley to Solis Landing (10 miles)
10.2 mi
12 ft/mi
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
About This Access Site
Hogback Mountain, also known as Hold-up Hill, is a whitewater access point on the Rio Grande in Mineral County, Colorado. This site serves paddlers looking to access the river for whitewater kayaking and canoeing activities. The Rio Grande in this section flows through southwestern Colorado with varying water conditions depending on seasonal runoff and precipitation patterns. The location provides access to the scenic canyon sections of the river popular with intermediate to advanced paddlers seeking whitewater experience.