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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1271 

To designate certain mountain peaks in the State of Colorado as ‘‘Fowler 

Peak’’ and ‘‘Boskoff Peak’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 25, 2017 

Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. GARDNER) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To designate certain mountain peaks in the State of Colorado 

as ‘‘Fowler Peak’’ and ‘‘Boskoff Peak’’. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fowler and Boskoff 

5 Peaks Designation Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 

8 (1) Charlie Fowler was— 


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1 (A) one of the most experienced mountain 

2 climbers in North America, having successfully 

3 climbed many of the highest peaks in the world; 

4 (B) an author, guide, filmmaker, photog5 rapher, and wilderness advocate; 

6 (C) the recipient of the 2004 Robert and 

7 Miriam Underhill Award from the American Al8 pine Club, an award that— 

9 (i) honors outstanding mountaineering 

10 achievement; and 

11 (ii) is awarded annually to climbers 

12 who have ‘‘demonstrated the highest level 

13 of skill in mountaineering and who, 

14 through the application of this skill, cour15 age, and perseverance, have achieved out16 standing success in the various fields of 

17 mountaineering’’; and 

18 (D) a summiter of several 8,000-meter 

19 peaks, specifically— 

20 (i) Everest; 

21 (ii) Cho Oyu; and 

22 (iii) Shishapangma; 

23 (2) Christine Boskoff— 

24 (A) was one of the leading female alpinists 

25 in the United States, having climbed 6 of the 


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1 14 mountain peaks in the world that are higher 

2 than 8,000 meters, specifically— 

3 (i) Everest; 

4 (ii) Cho Oyu; 

5 (iii) Gasherbrum II; 

6 (iv) Lhotse; 

7 (v) Shishapangma; and 

8 (vi) Broad Peak; 

9 (B) gave countless hours to nonprofit orga10 nizations that supported— 

11 (i) the rights of porters and Sherpas; 

12 (ii) the education of women; and 

13 (iii) global literacy and gender equal14 ity; and 

15 (C) was recognized by the education com16 munities in the United States and Nepal as a 

17 role model for students; 

18 (3) Charlie Fowler and Christine Boskoff were 

19 long-time residents of San Miguel County, Colorado, 

20 and champions for the pristine backcountry of Colo21 rado; 

22 (4) Charlie Fowler and Christine Boskoff died 

23 in an avalanche in November 2006 while attempting 

24 to summit Genyen Peak in Tibet; 


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1 (5) 2 unnamed 13,000-foot peaks located west 

2 of Wilson Peak on the boundary of San Miguel and 

3 Dolores Counties, Colorado, offer spectacular rec4 reational climbing and hiking opportunities; and 

5 (6) the local community in the vicinity of the 

6 peaks described in paragraph (5) and fellow climbers 

7 propose to honor and commemorate Charlie Fowler 

8 and Christine Boskoff by naming the peaks after 

9 Charlie Fowler and Christine Boskoff. 

10 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF FOWLER PEAK AND BOSKOFF 

11 PEAK, COLORADO. 

12 (a) DESIGNATION OF FOWLER PEAK.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The 13,498-foot mountain 

14 peak, located at 37.8569° N, by ¥108.0117° W, in 

15 the Uncompahgre National Forest in the State of 

16 Colorado, shall be known and designated as ‘‘Fowler 

17 Peak’’. 

18 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, 

19 map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of 

20 the United States to the peak described in para21 graph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to 

22 ‘‘Fowler Peak’’. 

23 (b) DESIGNATION OF BOSKOFF PEAK.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The 13,123-foot mountain 

25 peak, located at 37.85549° N, by ¥108.03112° W, 


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1 in the Uncompahgre National Forest in the State of 

2 Colorado, shall be known and designated as 

3 ‘‘Boskoff Peak’’. 

4 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, 

5 map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of 

6 the United States to the peak described in para7 graph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to 

8 ‘‘Boskoff Peak’’. 

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