2011 Map of South Bald Mountain

About this map

Black Mountain Ranch and its neighboring Black Mountain Ranch Cemetery serve as the primary human touchstones in this high-elevation Larimer County landscape. The area is defined by the complex hydrography of the North Fork Cache la Poudre River, which gathers waters from several high-country drainages including Killpecker Creek and Beartrap Creek. Infrastructure is concentrated in the northeast near Panhandle Reservoir, where a network of residential roads like Arapahoe Way and Osage Trl suggest modern recreational or seasonal settlement patterns. The southern reaches are dominated by the significant massifs of North Bald Mountain, Middle Bald Mountain, and South Bald Mountain. Historical resource extraction is noted at Hill Mine and Redfeather Pit, while public access is facilitated by the North Fork Poudre Campground and the North Lone Pine Trailhead.