Mount Sneffels | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 14153.3 ft (4313.93 m)[1] NAVD88 |
Prominence | 3050 ft (930 m)[2] |
Isolation | 15.71 mi (25.3 km)[2] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 38°00′14″N 107°47′32″W / 38.0038357°N 107.7923478°W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | High point of Ouray County, Colorado, United States[2] |
Parent range | San Juan Mountains, Highest summit of the Sneffels Range[2] |
Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Sneffels, Colorado[4] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | South Slopes: Easy Scramble, class 3[5] |
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.[3][2][4]