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Mount Sneffels

Elevation
4,265 m
#974
in the world
#79
in United States

Mount Sneffels is a mountain in United States, rising to 4,265 m, the 79th highest we list in United States.

Nearest town
53 km away
First ascent
10 September 1874
Wikidata, single dated ascent

Where it is

Mount Sneffels

Mount Sneffels lies in United States, in Colorado.

Key facts

Elevation
4,265 m (13,993 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Mountain
Region
Colorado
Coordinates
38.003, -107.792

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#79of 3,727
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#974of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Cirque Mountain4,175 m1.8 km
Gilpin Peak4,162 m1.9 km
Teakettle Mountain4,172 m2.7 km
Stony Mountain3,871 m3.0 km
Mount Emma4,138 m3.2 km
Dallas Peak4,168 m3.2 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Sneffels.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
MontroseUnited States19,06253 km
DurangoUnited States18,00681 km
CliftonUnited States19,889134 km
Grand JunctionUnited States60,358135 km
FarmingtonUnited States42,871147 km

About this mountain

At 4,265 m, this peak in Colorado stands higher than Cirque Mountain at 1.8 km away (4,175 m) and Gilpin Peak at 1.9 km away (4,162 m). The first recorded ascent was in 1874. Among United States peaks in this dataset, Mount Sneffels ranks #79 of 3,727 listed peaks.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#PeakElevation
1Denali6,194 m
4North Peak5,920 m
6Mount Saint Elias5,489 m
7Mount Foraker5,270 m
8Mount Bona4,986 m
9Mount Sanford4,943 m
10Mount Blackburn4,839 m
11Mount Vancouver4,812 m
12Mount Churchill4,726 m
13Mount Fairweather4,620 m

Common questions

How tall is Mount Sneffels?
Mount Sneffels rises to 4,265 m (13,993 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Mount Sneffels?
Mount Sneffels is in United States, in Colorado.
Where does Mount Sneffels rank?
It is the 79th highest of the 3,727 peaks we list in United States, and #974 worldwide.
When was Mount Sneffels first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1874.
What is the nearest city to Mount Sneffels?
Montrose, United States, about 53 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.