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Snowmass Mountain

Snowmass Mountain rises to 4,297 m in Colorado. Maroon Peak stands 4,317 m to the southeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is North Snowmass, a peak 0.2 miles away.

The story

Snowmass Mountain is a 14,101.7-foot-high (4,298.2 m) mountain in the U.S. state of Colorado, and the thirty-fourth highest mountain peak in the state. Located in the Elk Mountains within the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness of the White River National Forest, it lies along the border between Pitkin and Gunnison counties, west of Aspen and southwest of the town of Snowmass Village. Snowmass Mountain is named for the large snowfield that lies on its eastern slopes. Snowmass Mountain should not be confused with the Snowmass ski area, located outside Snowmass Village; nor with nearby Snowmass Peak, a lower but more visually striking peak that towers over Snowmass Lake. Hagerman Peak sits between Snowmass Mountain and Snowmass Peak and is also often mistaken for Snowmass Mountain.

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Wikidata Q7548668, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4297.3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.11884, -107.06649

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 59
  • Marble Mill Site Park: 7.6 mi
  • Gothic Natural Area: 8.8 mi
  • Redstone Park: 10.2 mi
  • Community Park: 10.6 mi
  • Highland Villa Park: 12.2 mi
Museums: 10
Attractions: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Devil’s Punch Bowl: 4.8 mi
  • Hayes Creek Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Judd Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Ryks Waterfall: 20.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
Hot springs: 3
Springs: 3
  • Erickson Springs: 16.0 mi
  • Hot Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Hot Spring: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 3
  • CBCS Community Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Community Garden: 20.8 mi
  • The Peace Garden: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Emerald Lake: 7.7 mi
  • Erickson Springs Picnic Site: 15.6 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Chromatic Gate: 13.9 mi
  • Knight and Dragon: 18.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Snowmass Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maroon PeakSE 129°4,317 m5.3 mi
Capitol PeakNNW 338°4,309 m2.3 mi
Pyramid PeakESE 118°4,274.7 m7.0 mi
North Maroon PeakSE 125°4,261 m5.2 mi
Hagerman PeakSE 145°4,211 m0.6 mi
Clark PeakN 7°4,137 m2.3 mi
Hayden PeakESE 110°4,133 m12.2 mi
White Rock MountainSE 142°4,110 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:20
June solstice05:4319:5820:38
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2516:0716:50

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222534415060656356443222
Precip in1.00.91.01.81.50.91.61.51.41.31.00.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aspen Pitkin CO AP Sardy FLD, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358910211

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