Colorado · Elk Hunting Data

Colorado Elk Unit 79

Sightings, hotspots, and hunt insights for Colorado Game Management Unit 79.

Colorado Unit 79 is serious San Juan wilderness, a high volcanic landscape where the Conejos River drainage climbs from 7,800 feet of oak and aspen benches to alpine tundra above 13,000 feet on peaks like Conejos and Summit. For elk hunters that vertical relief is the whole game: animals shift from cool upper drainages and timber-tundra edges early to mid-mountain benches between 9,500 and 10,500 feet once frost arrives, then drop toward foothill winter range near the San Luis Valley. Water is everywhere here, so reading terrain matters more than chasing tanks. Our pack covers Unit Overview and Topography, Vegetation and Hydrology, Seasonal Expectations, Logistics and Access, and a one-page Essential Recon summary. Study the unit on our interactive map, then export the points you choose to onX or your favorite hunting map.
295
Total Elk Spotted
32
Hotspots Identified
Active
Status · Data Available
Colorado Elk Unit 79 boundary map
Unit 79 boundary within Colorado · orange area is covered by this Data Pack

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How this data was collected

Data Hunt Guide aggregates publicly available sighting reports from across the web (social media, hunting forums, harvest reports, and trail-camera shares) and uses a proprietary algorithm to identify high-activity zones (hotspots) within each unit. Our team verifies coordinates manually before publication.