Snowmass Mountain

Snowmass Mountain rises 14,101.7 feet in Colorado’s Elk Mountains, within the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness of White River National Forest, and ranks as the state’s thirty-fourth highest summit. Named for the large snowfield on its eastern slopes, it is often confused with the Snowmass ski area, Snowmass Peak, and Hagerman Peak. As one of Colorado’s fourteeners, it is known for its long approach, high alpine setting, and classic climbing routes, especially the usual ascent by way of Snowmass Creek and Snowmass Lake. Seasonal conditions shape the climb, with snow travel in spring and early summer and more talus and rockfall later in summer.

Colorado · United States