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Snowmass Mountain is a 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 Village is a home rule municipality in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,826 at the 2010 census. A popular winter resort location for skiing and snowboarding, the town is well known as the location of the Sn ...
. Snowmass Mountain is named for the large snowfield that lies on its eastern slopes. Snowmass Mountain should not be confused with the
Snowmass Snowmass may refer to: *Snowmass Village, Colorado, a town in Pitkin County, Colorado, U.S. **Snowmass (ski area) ** Snowmastodon site, an archaeological excavation near the town where well-preserved fossils of mammoths, mastodons, and plants were ...
ski area, located outside Snowmass Village; nor with nearby Snowmass Peak, a lower but more visually striking peak that towers over
Snowmass Lake Snowmass may refer to: *Snowmass Village, Colorado, a town in Pitkin County, Colorado, U.S. ** Snowmass (ski area) ** Snowmastodon site, an archaeological excavation near the town where well-preserved fossils of mammoths, mastodons, and plants were ...
.
Hagerman Peak Hagerman Peak is a summit A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topography, topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous. The term (moun ...
sits between Snowmass Mountain and Snowmass Peak and is also often mistaken for Snowmass Mountain.


Hiking/climbing

The route most commonly used to climb Snowmass Mountain is the Snowmass Creek approach. The route to the summit starts at Snowmass Lake, which is itself an hike up Snowmass Creek from the parking area. Most people hike to the lake, camp the night and then proceed to the top. This route is recommended in the spring and early summer when the snowfield still covers much of the route; however an ice axe and crampons are recommended for travel on the snowfield. Later in the summer there is more travel on talus ( scree) and more danger from rockfall. An alternative in snow-free conditions is to hike up to the saddle between the peak and
Hagerman Peak Hagerman Peak is a summit A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topography, topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous. The term (moun ...
. From that point there are climbers' trails which proceed on the opposite (west) side of the ridge to the summit. A different and much less used route climbs the west side of Snowmass Mountain from Geneva Lake, which is accessed from the North Fork of the Crystal River.


Historical names

*Snowmass Mountain *Snowmass Peak


See also

* List of mountain peaks of Colorado ** List of Colorado fourteeners


References


External links

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Photo Journal from a trip up Snowmass Mountain and on to Capitol PeakAspen Ski & Snow Report
{{Authority control Mountains of Colorado Mountains of Gunnison County, Colorado Mountains of Pitkin County, Colorado Fourteeners of Colorado North American 4000 m summits