Mount Sopris

Mount Sopris West Peak
Mount Sopris as viewed from State Highway 82.
Highest point
Elevation12,965 ft (3,952 m)
Prominence1,453 ft (443 m)
Isolation9.23 mi (14.85 km)
Coordinates39°15′48″N 107°10′33″W / 39.2632208°N 107.1758583°W / 39.2632208; -107.1758583
Geography
Mount Sopris West Peak
LocationPitkin County, Colorado, U.S.
Parent rangeElk Mountains
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Mount Sopris, Colorado
Climbing
Easiest routeMount Sopris Trail (hike)
Mount Sopris East Peak
Highest point
Elevation12,965 ft (3,952 m)
Coordinates39°15′40″N 107°09′51″W / 39.26113°N 107.16417°W / 39.26113; -107.16417

Mount Sopris is a twin-summit mountain in the northwestern Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 12,965-foot (3,952 m) mountain is located in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness of White River National Forest, 6.6 miles (10.7 km) north by northeast (bearing 30°) of the community of Redstone in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States.