Snowmass Mountain
| Snowmass Mountain | |
|---|---|
Snowmass Mountain, July 2007 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,101.7 ft (4,298.2 m) |
| Prominence | 1,152 ft (351 m) |
| Isolation | 2.34 mi (3.77 km) |
| Listing | Colorado Fourteener 31st |
| Coordinates | 39°07′08″N 107°03′59″W / 39.1187546°N 107.0664579°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Gunnison and Pitkin counties, Colorado, United States |
| Parent range | Elk Mountains |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Snowmass Mountain, Colorado |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 7, 1873 by William Byers, James Gardner and W. Rideling |
| Easiest route | East Slopes: Scramble, class 3 |
Snowmass Mountain is a 14,101.7-foot-high (4,298.2 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.