Mount Sopris
About
Mount Sopris is a summit in Pitkin County, Colorado, at about 12,957 feet. It sits in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
12,957 ft
Land manager
Forest Service
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Mount Sopris
Colorado
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
Where it is
- Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness · Wilderness
- Sopris Ranger District · Ranger district
- White River National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- Redstone, Colorado · 6.6 mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places
Conditions
Active alerts for White River National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Holy Cross Wilderness, Prohibitions
information · posted Oct 8, 2026
Helicopter operations planned at Chapman Gulch Trailhead near Basalt Oct. 15 or Oct. 16
information · posted Oct 1, 2026
Xcel Energy Helicopter Maintenance Between Basalt and Leadville Through October 11
information · posted Oct 1, 2026
Crystal River Road east of Marble to be closed weekdays Oct. 5-13
caution · posted Sep 28, 2026
White River National Forest lifting fire restrictions on Friday Sept. 25
fire-restriction · posted Sep 23, 2026
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
caution · posted Sep 21, 2026
Maroon Creek Road open to vehicles
information · posted Sep 18, 2026
Maroon Bells - Snowmass Wilderness, Camping and other rules
information · posted Sep 17, 2026
Water not available at Lowry, Prospector, Windy Point and Marvine Campgrounds
caution · posted Sep 11, 2026
No water for campers at Ruedi Reservoir Campgrounds; Little Maud and Mollie B closed
information · posted Sep 9, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Avalanche CampgroundCamping2.3 mi
- AvalancheHiking2.7 mi
- Perham CreekHiking3.4 mi
- Watchtower, TheRock climbing3.5 mi
- Industrial Wall, TheRock climbing3.5 mi
- Carbondale / Crystal River KOACamping4.4 mi
- Avalanche CreekCanoeing4.7 mi
- Thompson CreekCanoeing5.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
