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'''Mount Sneffels''' is a [[Fourteener|fourteen thousand foot]] mountain peak in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Colorado]]. It is located in the [[Mount Sneffels Wilderness]] of the northern [[San Juan Mountains]], in [[Ouray County, Colorado|Ouray County]] approximately 5 miles (8 km) west of the town of [[Ouray, Colorado|Ouray]]. The [[Summit (topography)|summit]] of Mount Sneffels is the highest point in Ouray County. Mount Sneffels is notable for its great |
'''Mount Sneffels''' is a [[Fourteener|fourteen thousand foot]] mountain peak in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Colorado]]. It is located in the [[Mount Sneffels Wilderness]] of the northern [[San Juan Mountains]], in [[Ouray County, Colorado|Ouray County]] approximately 5 miles (8 km) west of the town of [[Ouray, Colorado|Ouray]]. The [[Summit (topography)|summit]] of Mount Sneffels is the highest point in Ouray County. Mount Sneffels is notable for its great vertical relief, as it rises 7,100 feet above the town of [[Ridgway, Colorado]] to the northeast. |
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The primary route to the summit follows a creek bed up from [[Yankee Boy Basin]]. A secondary route follows a ridge line to the summit from the saddle of [[Blue Lakes Pass]]. |
The primary route to the summit follows a creek bed up from [[Yankee Boy Basin]]. A secondary route follows a ridge line to the summit from the saddle of [[Blue Lakes Pass]]. |
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Revision as of 07:34, 17 November 2011
| Mount Sneffels | |
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 View of Mount Sneffels from the north | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,158 ft (4,315 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 3,030 ft (920 m)[2] |
| Listing | Colorado Fourteener |
| Geography | |
  Mount Sneffels Colorado | |
| Location | Ouray County, Colorado, USA |
| Parent range | San Juan Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Sneffels |
Mount Sneffels is a fourteen thousand foot mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness of the northern San Juan Mountains, in Ouray County approximately 5 miles (8 km) west of the town of Ouray. The summit of Mount Sneffels is the highest point in Ouray County. Mount Sneffels is notable for its great vertical relief, as it rises 7,100 feet above the town of Ridgway, Colorado to the northeast.
The primary route to the summit follows a creek bed up from Yankee Boy Basin. A secondary route follows a ridge line to the summit from the saddle of Blue Lakes Pass.
Mount Sneffels was named after the volcano Snæfell, which is located on the tip of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in Iceland. That mountain and its glacier, Snæfellsjökull, which caps the crater like a convex lens, were featured in the Jules Verne novel A Journey to the Center of the Earth. An area on the western flank of Mount Sneffels gives the appearance of volcanic crater.[citation needed]
Seen from the Dallas Divide on State Highway 62, Mount Sneffels is one of the most photographed mountains in Colorado.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Mount Sneffels". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ "Mount Sneffels, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
