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Mount Sneffels
View of Mount Sneffels from the north
Highest point
Elevation14,150 ft (4315.4 m)[1][2]
NAVD88
Prominence3050 ft (930 m)[3]
Isolation15.71 mi (25.3 km)[3]
Listing
  • North America highest peaks 51st
  • US highest major peaks 37th
  • Colorado highest major peaks 18th
  • Colorado fourteeners 27th
  • Colorado county high points 16th
Coordinates38°00′14″N 107°47′32″W / 38.0038357°N 107.7923478°W / 38.0038357; -107.7923478[2]
Geography
Mount Sneffels is located in Colorado
Mount Sneffels
Mount Sneffels
Colorado
LocationHigh point of Ouray County, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeSan Juan Mountains, Highest summit of the Sneffels Range[3]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Mount Sneffels, Colorado[4]
Climbing
Easiest routeSouth Slopes: Easy Scramble, class 3[5]

Mount Sneffels is the highest summit of the Sneffels Range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 14,158-foot (4315.4 m) fourteener is located in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness of Uncompahgre National Forest, 6.7 miles (10.8 km) west by south (bearing 256°) of the City of Ouray in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. The summit of Mount Sneffels is the highest point in Ouray County.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Grand Mesa Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests - Mt. Sneffels Wilderness". Fs.usda.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  2. ^ a b c "SNEFFLES". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Mount Sneffels, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Sneffels". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  5. ^ "Mt. Sneffels Routes". 14ers.com.

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