| Bowen Mountain | |
| Elevation Ft: | 12524 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] [2] |
| Prominence Ft: | 1271 |
| Isolation Mi: | 2.96 |
| Parent Peak: | Mount Nimbus (12,721 ft) |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Colorado |
| Region: | Grand County |
| Region Type: | County |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Never Summer Wilderness |
| Range: | Rocky Mountains Never Summer Mountains |
| Map: | Colorado#USA |
| Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 40.3605°N -105.9334°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS Bowen Mountain |
| Easiest Route: | hiking |
Bowen Mountain is a 12524feet mountain summit in Grand County, Colorado, United States.
Bowen Mountain is the seventh-highest peak of the Never Summer Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.[4] 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 3700abbr=offNaNabbr=off above the Kawuneeche Valley in 4miles and 2100abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Bowen Gulch in 1miles.
The mountain was named for James H. Bourn, a prospector in this area whose name was misunderstood by a county clerk.[1] Bourn and Alexander Campbell staked a claim on the southern end of Bowen Mountain on July 10, 1875, and called it Wolverine Mine.[5] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Bowen Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[6] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer, with a dry period in late spring.