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Bowen Mountain (Colorado)
Bowen Mountain is a mountain summit in Grand County, Colorado, United States. Description Bowen Mountain is the seventh-highest peak of the Never Summer Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is set in the Never Summer Wilderness on land managed by Arapaho National Forest. It is situated along the Continental Divide with the summit offset by approximately one-half mile. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains chiefly into the Colorado River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above the Kawuneeche Valley in and above Bowen Gulch in . Etymology The mountain was named for James H. Bourn, a prospector in this area whose name was misunderstood by a county clerk. Bourn and Alexander Campbell staked a claim on the southern end of Bowen Mountain on July 10, 1875, and called it Wolverine Mine.Phyllis Perry (2011), ''Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Colorado History'', Publisher: Globe Pequot, , p. 39. The mountain' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Nimbus
Mount Nimbus is a mountain summit in Grand County, Colorado, Grand County, Colorado, United States. Description Mount Nimbus is set along the Continental Divide of the Americas, Continental Divide and is the fifth-highest peak of the Never Summer Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is situated on the western boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park and is visible from Trail Ridge Road within the park. The west side of the peak is in the Never Summer Wilderness, on land managed by Arapaho National Forest. Precipitation Surface runoff, runoff from the mountain's lower northwest slope drains into headwaters of the South Fork Michigan River and all other slopes drain into tributaries of the Colorado River except a portion which is diverted by the Grand Ditch. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above the Kawuneeche Valley in and above Baker Gulch in one-half mile. Etymology The mountain's toponym was applied in 1914 by James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
