2011 Map of San Luis Peak

About this map

Bachelor Mountain and its surrounding peaks dominate this survey, revealing an intensive landscape of silver and base metal extraction in the San Juan Mountains. The high-altitude terrain is marked by a dense concentration of historical claims, particularly along the drainage of West Willow Creek. Notable operations like the Amethyst Mine, Last Chance Mine, and the Sloan Tunnel Mine cluster on the slopes, indicating a complex network of underground workings and haulage roads such as W Willow Ck Rd. The topography rises sharply toward the north to reach San Luis Peak, where the industrial character of the southern slopes gives way to the open drainages of Cochetopa Creek and Stewart Creek. This record documents the enduring physical footprint of the mining era, preserving the locations of deep-shaft operations and mountain tunnels from Windy Gulch to Nelson Mountain.