Sneffels Creek Gorge
| Rating: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Raps:0-3, max ↨80ft
Red Tape:Closed to entry Shuttle:Optional Vehicle:4WD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Condition Reports: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best season: | Jul-Sep
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regions: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
37.9723, -107.7358
Search nearby locations
Weather forecast
Waterflow
Introduction
Note that this canyon is almost entirely on private property, and is closed. Several parcels cross the canyon, so parts are owned by 3-4 different people and corporations. The biggest owner (including the bulk of the land where the technical section lies) is the Revenue-Virginius Mine Corporation. They have, in recent years, been attempting to reopen mining near this canyon. There have been reports of mine security asking hikers and jeepers to leave their property. Descending this canyon could lead to trespassing charges.
This canyon route features big water flow and should not be attempted by anyone who does not have significant swiftwater canyoneering experience.
Approach
Descent
- Jump: 5-10ft, into a boil, from Canyon Left, down-climb half-way
- Rappel: Rock Pinch, Canyon Right, 80 feet, under a half-bridge, into a waist-deep boil. Optional spicey down-climb on greasy rock and through turbulent flow
- Followed by 1/2 mile river-walk. There is a mini-gorge in the lower section
- Rappel: Tree, Canyon Right, 50 feet, 2-tier
Exit
Red tape
This canyon is on private property and is closed. See the introduction section for more details.
Beta sites
Super Amazing Map : Sneffels Creek Gorge