Snowmass Creek

Snowmass Creek
The creek just before it passes under Highway 82 and its confluence with the Roaring Fork River
The location of the creek's mouth in Colorado
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Near Maroon Peak
• coordinates	39°4′37.96″N106°59′55.16″W / 39.0772111°N 106.9986556°W / 39.0772111; -106.9986556 [1]
Mouth
• location	Snowmass, Colorado
• coordinates	39°19′54.94″N106°59′10.16″W / 39.3319278°N 106.9861556°W / 39.3319278; -106.9861556 [1]
• elevation	6,841 feet (2,085 meters) [1]
Length	23 miles (37 kilometers). [2]
Basin features
Progression	Roaring Fork → Colorado
Tributaries
• left	Bear Creek Copper Creek West Snowmass Creek Hunter Creek Wildcat Creek Capitol Creek
• right	East Snowmass Creek Wildcat Creek

Snowmass Creek is a tributary of the Roaring Fork River in Pitkin County, Colorado.

Course

The creek rises north of the Maroon Bells in the White River National Forest. From there, it travels generally north, losing some of its flow to ditch diversions, and finally passing under State Highway 82 to its confluence with the Roaring Fork River just north of the highway at the community of Snowmass, Colorado. ^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Colorado

References

1. "Snowmass Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 22, 2025.
2. "Snowmass Creek". Colorado Trail Explorer. Colorado DNR + CPW and Natural Atlas. n.d. Retrieved October 22, 2025.