Mount Sneffels Wilderness
The Mount Sneffels Wilderness is a wilderness area in southwest Colorado managed by the Uncompahgre National Forest. It is about  west of the town of Ouray. The area is named for Mt. Sneffels, which at  is a prominent fourteener in the San Juan Mountains. The word "Sneffels" is likely an Americanization of the Old Norse word for Snæfell "snow mountain," which is also the namesake of the Snæfellsnes peninsula and Snæfellsjökull volcano in Iceland.

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Wilderness areas of Colorado
San Juan Mountains (Colorado)
Uncompahgre National Forest
Protected areas of Ouray County, Colorado
Protected areas of San Miguel County, Colorado
Protected areas established in 1980
1980 establishments in Colorado