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Mount Sneffels

Mount Sneffels, a peak in Colorado
Mount Sneffels, a peak in ColoradoAlex Kerney · CC BY 2.0
Mount Sneffels, a peak in Colorado
Hogs555 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mount Sneffels, a peak in Colorado
Hogs555 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mount Sneffels, a peak in Colorado
Hogs555 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mount Sneffels, a peak in Colorado
Boyd Norton · Public domain
Mount Sneffels, a peak in Colorado
de Bivort 21:57, 8 April 2008 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Mount Sneffels rises to 4,315 m in Colorado. Potosi Peak stands 4,195 m to the east-southeast, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cirque Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 4.5 miles off.

About

The story

Mount Sneffels is the highest summit of the Sneffels Range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,153-foot (4313.93 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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q495794, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4315.4 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.00379, -107.79227

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 24
Attractions: 23
  • Smuggler Union Tramhouse: 4.5 mi
  • Black Bear Pass Trailhead (Northwestern): 5.0 mi
  • Little Hawaii Grotto: 5.4 mi
  • The Steps: 5.9 mi
  • Fort Peabody: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Upper Twin Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Upper Twin Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Lower Twin Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Lower Twin Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Sneffels Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 14
Parks: 12
  • Judy Long Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
  • Ore Station Park: 4.8 mi
  • Town Park: 4.9 mi
  • Rotary Park: 6.7 mi
  • Fellin Park: 6.7 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Artworks: 6
  • historic hanging mine car: 6.7 mi
  • historic mine cart: 6.7 mi
  • historic mine cart: 6.7 mi
  • historic mine cart: 6.7 mi
  • historic mineshaft winch: 6.7 mi
Hot springs: 3
Springs: 3
  • Mud Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Turkey Plot Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Galloway Spring: 22.6 mi
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Bike path access: 13.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 15.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Mount Sneffels. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Potosi PeakESE 113°4,195 m2.5 mi
Cirque MountainE 90°4,175 m1.1 mi
Teakettle MountainE 97°4,172 m1.7 mi
Dallas PeakWSW 238°4,168 m2.0 mi
Gilpin PeakS 182°4,162 m1.2 mi
Lookout PeakS 176°4,151 m9.8 mi
Mount EmmaS 177°4,138 m2.0 mi
Wasatch MountainS 181°4,127 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:23
June solstice05:5019:5920:38
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2416:1416:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182228364553595751402919
Precip in1.51.41.61.71.60.92.42.62.31.61.51.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Telluride 4wnw, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358931331

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