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1957 Map of Bowen Mountain

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Bowen Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Continental Divide carves a high-altitude path through this terrain, marking the boundary between the Never Summer Mountains and the surrounding wilderness of the Routt National Forest and Arapaho National Forest. This 1957 field-checked survey reveals a landscape defined by sharp peaks and high basins, including Cascade Mountain, Ruby Mountain, and the namesake Bowen Mountain. At these elevations, water gathers in isolated pockets like Ruby Lake, Blue Lake, and Lost Lake, feeding the headwaters of the Illinois River and Stillwater Creek.

Human activity is concentrated along established corridors like the Bowen Trail and Blue Ridge Trail. Traces of earlier industrial interests are visible at the Wolverine Mine, located near the northern slopes of Bowen Mountain. The map also captures the complex hydrological network of the Supply Creek system, where the North, Middle, and South branches converge in the southeastern reaches of the quadrangle.