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Maroon Bells

Maroon Bells
Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Mountain stats

StateColorado
Elevation14,157 ft (4,315 m)
RangeElk Mountains
Protected areaMaroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness, White River National Forest

Source: Wikidata Q1400310 (elevation, prominence, range, protected area, first ascent).

About Maroon Bells

The Maroon Bells are two peaks in the Elk Mountains, Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak, separated by about 0.3 miles (0.5 km). The mountains are on the border between Pitkin County and Gunnison County, Colorado, United States, about 19 kilometers (12 mi) southwest of Aspen. Both peaks are fourteeners. Maroon Peak, at 14,163 feet (4,317 m), is the 27th highest peak in Colorado. North Maroon Peak, at 14,019 feet (4,273 m), is the 50th highest. The view of the Maroon Bells to the southwest from the Maroon Creek valley is very heavily photographed. The peaks are located in the Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness of White River National Forest. Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness was one of five areas in Colorado designated as wilderness in the original Wilderness Act of 1964. The Wilderness area surrounds the extremely popular Maroon Bells Scenic Area, which is a major access point for Wilderness travel.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Peak lists

Sources: Category:Fourteeners of Colorado

Other well-known peaks nearby

Straight-line distance between Wikidata summit coordinates.

Sources

Wikidata Q1400310; Wikipedia; Wikimedia Commons; state from U.S. Census Bureau 2023 cartographic boundaries. Always check current conditions and land-manager rules before you go.