Snowmass Mountain

Snowmass Mountain
Snowmass Mountain, July 2007
Highest point
Elevation14,099 ft (4,297 m)[1][2]
Prominence1,152 ft (351 m)[3]
Isolation2.34 mi (3.77 km)[3]
ListingColorado Fourteener 31st
Coordinates39°07′08″N 107°03′59″W / 39.1187546°N 107.0664579°W / 39.1187546; -107.0664579[1]
Geography
Snowmass Mountain is located in Colorado
Snowmass Mountain
Snowmass Mountain
Location of Snowmass Mountain in the state of Colorado
LocationGunnison and Pitkin counties, Colorado, United States[4]
Parent rangeElk Mountains[3]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Snowmass Mountain, Colorado[1]
Climbing
First ascentAugust 7, 1873 by William Byers, James Gardner and W. Rideling[5]
Easiest routeEast Slopes: Scramble, class 3[6]

Snowmass Mountain is a 14,099-foot-high (4,297 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.

  1. ^ a b c "SNOWMASS". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  2. ^ The elevation of Snowmass Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.980 m (+6.50 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. ^ a b c "Snowmass Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  4. ^ "Snowmass Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  5. ^ "Snowmass Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  6. ^ "Snowmass Mountain Routes". 14ers.com.