Mount Champion stands as the centerpiece of this high-altitude landscape in Pitkin County, where the industrial legacy of the Colorado Rockies is preserved through labels like the Champion Mill and the Champion Mine. This 2011 survey reveals an intricate network of water management and mining history, notably the series of subterranean passages including the South Fork Tunnel, the Chapman Tunnel, and the Charles H Boustead Tunnel. These engineering feats contrast with the primitive alpine terrain defined by peaks such as Twining Peak and Mount Oklahoma.
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1889 · Leadville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1891 · Leadville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1909 · Mount Jackson
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1911 · Mount Jackson
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1935 · Mount Elbert
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1938 · Mount Elbert
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Mount Elbert
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Leadville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1949 · Holy Cross
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Holy Cross
USGS Topo · 1:62,500