Snowmass Peak
Snowmass Peak rises to 4,102 m in Colorado. Maroon Peak stands 4,317 m to the southeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Hagerman Peak, a peak 0.2 miles away.
The story
Snowmass Peak in the U.S. state of Colorado dominates the view from Snowmass Lake. It is often mistaken for Snowmass Mountain, the thirty-fourth highest mountain peak in the state, as well as for Hagerman Peak. Snowmass Peak is not really a peak but the lower end of Hagerman Peak's east ridge. Natural forced perspective causes the optical illusion that Snowmass Peak is higher than Hagerman Peak though it is actually 221 ft shorter than Hagerman's summit. This illusion combined with its striking rise behind Snowmass Lake justifies it being a named point on USGS topographical maps. It is 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.
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Wikidata Q7548671, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,102 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hagerman Peak: 0.2 mi
- Snowmass Mountain: 0.8 mi
- North Snowmass: 0.9 mi
- Meadow Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Clark Peak: 2.9 mi
- Marble Mill Site Park: 7.9 mi
- Gothic Natural Area: 8.2 mi
- Community Park: 10.6 mi
- Redstone Park: 11.0 mi
- Highland Villa Park: 11.9 mi
- Marble Museum: 7.8 mi
- Redstone Museum: 11.0 mi
- Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum: 13.1 mi
- Aspen Historical Society: 13.4 mi
- Wheeler/Stallard House Museum: 13.4 mi
- North Mesa: 11.2 mi
- Sky Mountain Park: 11.8 mi
- Moore Open Space: 12.6 mi
- Marolt Open Space: 13.1 mi
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies: 13.9 mi
- The Raggeds: 13.4 mi
- Lower Buttressess: 13.4 mi
- East Face: 13.5 mi
- Lower Grotto Wall: 19.1 mi
- Seven Castles: 19.8 mi
- Crystal: 4.3 mi
- Ashcroft: 14.4 mi
- Lenado: 18.2 mi
- Independence: 24.2 mi
- Devil’s Punch Bowl: 4.4 mi
- Hayes Creek Falls: 11.0 mi
- Judd Falls: 11.3 mi
- Ryks Waterfall: 20.3 mi
- Breathtaker: 8.3 mi
- Maze: 13.3 mi
- Ashcroft Ghost Town: 14.3 mi
- Oliver's Cabin: 20.4 mi
- Crystal Mill: 4.4 mi
- Redstone Coke Oven Historic District: 11.1 mi
- Irwin Cemetery: 18.2 mi
- Emerald Lake: 7.1 mi
- Erickson Springs Picnic Site: 15.6 mi
- Conundrum Hot Springs: 11.2 mi
- Penny Hot Springs: 12.1 mi
- Chromatic Gate: 13.6 mi
- Knight and Dragon: 17.4 mi
- CBCS Community Garden: 17.6 mi
- The Peace Garden: 21.7 mi
- Erickson Springs: 16.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Snowmass Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maroon Peak | SE 128° | 4,317 m | 4.5 mi |
| Capitol Peak | NNW 332° | 4,309 m | 3.1 mi |
| Snowmass Mountain | NW 313° | 4,297 m | 0.8 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | ESE 116° | 4,275 m | 6.3 mi |
| Conundrum Peak | ESE 122° | 4,271 m | 12.3 mi |
| North Maroon Peak | ESE 123° | 4,261 m | 4.4 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | ESE 117° | 4,247 m | 11.8 mi |
| Hagerman Peak | WNW 287° | 4,211 m | 0.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:07 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 43 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aspen 1SW, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 175553 — Snowmass Peak, Gunnison County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358910207
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- Aspen · 14 mi
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