Governing body U.S. Forest Service Established January 1, 1980 | Nearest city Ouray | |
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Location Ouray / San Miguel counties, Colorado, USA Area 16,566 acres (67.04 km) Management United States Forest Service | ||
Maroon bells ouray and mount sneffels wilderness
The Mount Sneffels Wilderness is a wilderness area in southwest Colorado managed by the Uncompahgre National Forest. It is about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of the town of Ouray. The area is named for Mt. Sneffels, which at 14,150 feet (4,310 m) is a prominent fourteener in the San Juan Mountains. The word "Sneffels" is likely an Americanization of the Old Norse word for Snæfell "snow mountain," which is also the namesake of the Snæfellsnes peninsula and Snæfellsjökull volcano in Iceland.
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Mount sneffels wilderness panorama
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Mount Sneffels Wilderness Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA