Mount Sneffels

Mount Sneffels
View of Mount Sneffels from the north
Highest point
Elevation14153.3 ft (4313.93 m)[1]
NAVD88
Prominence3050 ft (930 m)[2]
Isolation15.71 mi (25.3 km)[2]
Listing
Coordinates38°00′14″N 107°47′32″W / 38.0038357°N 107.7923478°W / 38.0038357; -107.7923478[3]
Geography
Mount Sneffels is located in Colorado
Mount Sneffels
Mount Sneffels
LocationHigh point of Ouray County, Colorado, United States[2]
Parent rangeSan Juan Mountains, Highest summit of the Sneffels Range[2]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Mount Sneffels, Colorado[4]
Climbing
Easiest routeSouth 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]

  1. ^ Ahlgren, Kevin; Van Westrum, Derek; Shaw, Brian (April 2024). "Moving mountains: reevaluating the elevations of Colorado mountain summits using modern geodetic techniques". Journal of Geodesy. 98 29. doi:10.1007/s00190-024-01831-8. Open access icon
  2. ^ a b c d e "Mount Sneffels, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "SNEFFLES". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Sneffels". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  5. ^ "Mt. Sneffels Routes". 14ers.com.