2022 Map of Snipe Mountain

About this map

Uncompahgre National Forest dominates this high-altitude landscape on the western edge of the Uncompahgre Plateau. The terrain is defined by a series of dramatic geographic fingers and ridges, most notably Long Point, Kelso Mesa, and Love Mesa, which are separated by deeply incised drainages like Kelso Creek and the North Fork Escalante Creek. This topographic arrangement reflects the classic mesa-and-canyon structure of the region, where flat-topped benches provide grazing land while the steep descents remain largely inaccessible except by a network of established pack trails.