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Mount Sneffels, Colorado

Elevation: 14,150 feet, 4313 meters

Elevation Info:NAVD88 Elevation: 14,156 ft / 4315 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)38° 0' 14'' N; 107° 47' 32'' W
38.003776, -107.79227 (Dec Deg)
254835E 4209914N Zone 13 (UTM)
CountryUnited States
State/ProvinceColorado
County/Second Level RegionOuray (Highest Point)
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Other Web Sites
     SummitPost.org Page for Mount Sneffels
     CoHP.org Trip Report for Ouray, CO by David Olson
     CoHP.org Trip Report for Ouray, CO by Kevin Baker
     CoHP.org Trip Report for Ouray, CO by Rich Allen

Lists that contain Mount Sneffels:
     Colorado Wilderness High Points (Rank #10)
     Colorado County High Points (Rank #16)
     USA Lower 48 Range5 High Points (Rank #17)
     Fifty Highest CoHPs in Lower 48 (Rank #18)
     Colorado County Prominence Peaks (Rank #18)
     Colorado Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence (Rank #19)
     U.S. County High Points over 13,000 feet - 48 States (Rank #22)
     Western Contiguous USA CoHPs (Rank #22)
     Fifty Highest CoHPs (Rank #23)
     Colorado 14,000-foot Peaks (Rank #27)
     Colorado 13,700-foot Peaks (Rank #27)
     Colorado 13,500 foot Peaks (Rank #27)
     U.S. County High Points over 13,000 feet (Rank #27)
     Western USA CoHPs (Rank #27)
     Colorado Mountain Club Fourteeners (Rank #28)
     United States 13,750-foot Peaks (Rank #55)
     North America 14,000-foot Peaks (Rank #74)
     2000-foot Prominence CoHPs - 48 States (Rank #152)
     USA Lower 48 Top 400 Peaks by Prominence (Rank #379)

Selected Guidebook(s) for this Peak:
       Colorado's Fourteeners: From Hikes to Climbs (Roach)
       A Climbing Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners (Borneman, Lampert)
       Hiking Colorado's Summits (Mitchler, Covill)

Selected Trip Reports from this site:
     1986-08-13 by Asher Waxman (Unsuccessful)
     2001-07-12 by Petter Bjørstad
     2006-04-22 by Brian Kalet
     2006-08-10 by Joe Lavelle
     2006-09-05 by Adam Helman
     2006-11-16 by Chris Jaquet
     2008-07-23 by James Lupton (Unsuccessful)
     2008-08-09 by Peter Blaser
     2009-07-01 by Patrick Lilly
     2009-09-05 by Adam Walker
     2010-06-22 by Rob Carter
     2010-09-05 by Greg Slayden (GPS Track)
     2012-06-12 by Jeremy Schissler

View ascents of peak by registered Peakbagger.com members.

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Mount Sneffels is one of the most photogenic peaks in Colorado.
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RangesContinent: North America
Range2: Rocky Mountains
Range3: Southern Rocky Mountains
Range4: San Juan Mountains
Range5: West-Central San Juan Mountains (Highest Point)
Range6: Sneffels Range (Highest Point)
Drainage BasinsGunnison
Colorado
Gulf of California
Pacific Ocean
OwnershipLand: Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre-Gunnison National Forest
Wilderness/Special Area: Mount Sneffels Wilderness Area (Highest Point)
Topo MapMount Sneffels O38107a7 1:24,000
ProminenceClean Prominence: 3030 ft/924 m
Optimistic Prominence: 3070 ft/936 m
Line Parent: Uncompahgre Peak
Key Col: Red Mountain Pass 11,120 ft/3389 m  (40 foot contour)
Col elevation in range between 11,080 and 11,120 feet.
    Topo Map: Ironton O37107h6 1:24,000
    Key Col Lat/Long: 37° 53' 54'' N; 107° 42' 45'' W
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Isolation15.71 mi/25.28 km
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Mount Wilson  (SW)
Isolation Limit Point: 37° 50' 24'' N; 107° 59' 31'' W
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First AscentSeptember 10, 1874
Frederic Endlich
Ford
Franklin Rhoda
Allen D. Wilson
Route #1 Scramble
Trailhead: Camp Bird Road 10,600 ft/3231 m
Vertical Gain: 3550 ft/1082 m
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