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1967 Map of Bowers Peak

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Bowers Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

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La Garita Mountains dominate this high-altitude terrain within the Rio Grande National Forest, where a complex network of ranching and transit routes defines the landscape. The survey documents a primitive infrastructure of trails and stock driveways used for moving livestock through the high country, most notably the La Garita Stock Driveway (Pack) and the Laughlin Stock Driveway. These paths navigate between prominent summits like Bowers Peak and Boot Mountain, following natural corridors such as Moon Pass.

Water drainage is characterized by numerous small mountain streams, including South Fork Carnero Creek and California Gulch. The presence of several named creeks, such as Geban Creek, Perry Creek, and Benino Creek, alongside many unnamed pack and jeep trails, suggests a landscape utilized for summer grazing and seasonal transit rather than permanent settlement. The eastern edge includes La Garita Park, a high mountain meadow area where drainages like Oso Creek and Cave Creek originate.