The county of Pitkin is hereby established, with the legal capacity and functions of other counties in this state, and with boundaries as follows:
Beginning at the point on the summit of the survey or National range where the Elk mountain range intersects the same; thence in a westerly and northwesterly direction along the summit of the Elk mountain range to Snow Mass mountain; thence due west to the divide west of Rock creek; thence along said divide in a northwesterly direction to the southern boundary of Summit county; thence east along the southern boundary of Summit county to the top of the National range being the west boundary line of Lake county; thence along the summit of said range in a southeasterly direction to the place of beginning.
Source: L. 1881: p. 89, § 1. G.S. § 471. R.S. 08: § 1132. C.L. § 8616. CSA: C. 44, § 58. CRS 53: § 34-1-55. C.R.S. 1963: 34-1-55.