A Quartzite Dragon, a Rock Glacier and a Naked Lady: Silverton’s Singular Snowdon Peak

Ski touring beneath Snowden Peak photo by Mary Grizzard

Ski touring beneath Snowden Peak photo by Mary Grizzard

The Naked Lady Couloir photo by Mary Grizzard

The Naked Lady Couloir photo by Mary Grizzard

Whether it’s the first time or the fiftieth, visitors gazing across Andrews Lake to the summit of Snowdon Peak can’t help but feel awed and humbled by its rugged grandeur. And while numerous other San Juan summits are visible from Andrews, it’s Snowdon, rising more than 2000 feet above the lakeshore to an elevation of 13,077 feet, that steals the scene.What the Ute people called th...

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