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Snowmass Lake via North Fork Crystal River route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
Colorado

Snowmass Lake via North Fork Crystal River

Carbondale, Colorado

13.6 mi

Distance

5,095 ft

Elev. Gain

6h 43m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Snowmass Lake via North Fork Crystal River unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,958 ft
Max:3,789 ft
Gain:1,553 ft
Loss:1,553 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,958 ft and 3,789 ft across 13.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,958 ft3,235 ft3,512 ft3,789 ft0.0 mi3.4 mi6.8 mi10.2 mi13.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,958 ft
High point4.7 mi3,789 ft
End13.6 mi2,958 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Marble, CO · about 5 mi away
County:
Gunnison County, CO

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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