Ghost town · Colorado
Sneffels
Sneffels is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,238 m. Mount Sneffels stands 4,315 m to the northwest, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sneffels Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 3.9 miles off.
ghost town in Ouray, Colorado, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates37.97530, -107.75000
- 3.9 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 5.5 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 23.8 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Red Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
- Look Out Point · 5 mi
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 9 mi
- Gold Point · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Potosi Peak: 1.0 mi
- Stony Mountain: 1.3 mi
- United States Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Mendota Peak: 1.8 mi
- Teakettle Mountain: 1.9 mi
Cliffs: 24
- Five Fingers: 5.0 mi
- Kid's Wall: 5.0 mi
- Stump Wall: 5.0 mi
- Lower Bridge: 5.0 mi
- Scottish Gullies: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 21
- Smuggler Union Tramhouse: 2.6 mi
- Fort Peabody: 3.3 mi
- The Steps: 3.7 mi
- Little Hawaii Grotto: 4.6 mi
- Galena Queen Shaft House: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Tomboy: 2.6 mi
- Red Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Ouray Climbers Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 5.1 mi
- Animas Forks: 10.2 mi
Parks: 15
- Town Park: 4.2 mi
- Ore Station Park: 4.4 mi
- Judy Long Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
- Ironton Park: 5.0 mi
- Women's Club Mini-Park: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Sneffels Creek Falls: 0.9 mi
- Lower Twin Falls: 1.0 mi
- Upper Twin Falls: 1.1 mi
- Lower Ingram Falls: 3.7 mi
- Upper Ingram Falls: 3.7 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Tomboy: 2.7 mi
- Ironton: 4.8 mi
- Guston: 5.2 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 5.6 mi
- Animas Forks: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 5
- historic mine cart: 5.4 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 5.4 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 5.5 mi
- Marian Shrine: 12.2 mi
- Russ Brown Gallery: 23.8 mi
Museums: 3
- Telluride Historical Museum: 4.1 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 12.3 mi
- Lake City Museum: 23.8 mi
Hot springs: 3
- Orvis Hot Spring: 11.0 mi
- Rico 1: 24.3 mi
- Rico 2: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Bike path access: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 17.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Mud Spring: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Sneffels. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sneffels | NW 311° | 4,315 m | 3.0 mi |
| Potosi Peak | N 2° | 4,195 m | 1.0 mi |
| Cirque Mountain | NNW 329° | 4,175 m | 2.3 mi |
| Teakettle Mountain | NNW 340° | 4,172 m | 1.9 mi |
| Dallas Peak | WNW 282° | 4,168 m | 4.1 mi |
| Gilpin Peak | WNW 288° | 4,162 m | 2.5 mi |
| Lookout Peak | SSW 192° | 4,151 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Emma | W 269° | 4,138 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 66 | 63 | 57 | 46 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ouray, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Southwestern Colorado · 17 mi
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