Snare Creek
Snare Creek is a stream in Hinsdale, Colorado and has an elevation of 10,722 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Half Peak and Handies Peak.
Half Peak
Peak
Photo: Jbsco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Half Peak is the highest summit of the east central San Juan Mountains in the Rocky Mountains of North America. Half Peak is situated 1½ miles southeast of Snare Creek.
Handies Peak
Peak
Photo: Mitchtobin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Handies Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit of the San Juan Mountains range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,058-foot fourteener is located in the Bureau of Land Management Handies Peak Wilderness Study Area, 13.4 miles southwest by west of the Town of Lake City in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States. Handies Peak is situated 2½ miles northwest of Snare Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eureka and Middleton.
Eureka
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eureka is an extinct mining town in northeastern San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River, between Silverton and Animas Forks. The town derives its name from the Greek interjection Eureka! Eureka is situated 4½ miles west of Snare Creek.
Middleton
Hamlet
Middleton is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Its elevation is 9,794 feet. Middleton is situated 5 miles west of Snare Creek.
Animas Forks
Locality
Photo: Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Animas Forks is an extinct mining town located 12 miles northeast of Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Animas Forks is situated 6 miles northwest of Snare Creek.
Snare Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Hinsdale, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.88305° or 37° 52′ 59″ northLongitude
-107.48395° or 107° 29′ 2″ westElevation
10,722 feet (3,268 metres)Open location code
859JVGM8+6CGeoNames ID
5439234
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