The Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in the Elk Mountains of central

Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...

. The wilderness was established in 1980 in the Gunnison and White River national forests. Within its boundaries are of trails, seven of Colorado's fourteeners and nine passes over . The wilderness is named after the two peaks known as the Maroon Bells, and the Snowmass Mountain.

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Wilderness areas of Colorado Protected areas of Pitkin County, Colorado Protected areas of Gunnison County, Colorado Protected areas established in 1980 Gunnison National Forest White River National Forest 1980 establishments in Colorado {{Colorado-protected-area-stub