Bowen Mountain
About
Bowen Mountain is a summit of about 12,524 feet in Grand County, Colorado, inside the Never Summer Wilderness. The peak lies within the Sulphur Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, which the Forest Service manages. The nearest town is Grand Lake, about 10 miles away. Bowen Pass and Blue Lake, both mountain biking routes, sit less than a mile from the summit. The Bowen Lake hike and Grand Ditch Trail are each about a mile away.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
12,524 ft
Land manager
Forest Service
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Bowen Mountain
Colorado
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
Where it is
- Never Summer Wilderness · Wilderness
- Sulphur Ranger District · Ranger district
- Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · National forest
- Nearest town
- Grand Lake, Colorado · 9.7 mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places
Conditions
Active alerts for Sulphur Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
fire-restriction · posted Sep 1, 2026
Permanent Recreational Shooting Order
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Bowen PassMountain biking0.8 mi
- Blue LakeMountain biking0.9 mi
- Bowen LakeHiking1.1 mi
- Grand Ditch TrailHiking1.1 mi
- Colorado RiverCanoeing3.9 mi
- Willow CreekCanoeing9.3 mi
- Bull Mountain CampgroundCamping9.6 mi
- Grand LakeRock climbing9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
