Mt. Sopris

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Mount Sopris is a high, twin-summitted mountain peak located at the northwest end of the Elk Mountains in western Colorado in the United States. The mountain is located in western Pitkin County, south of Carbondale and southwest of the confluence of the Crystal and Roaring Fork rivers. It lies in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, part of the White River National Forest. Mount Sopris is notable

for having two summits, East Sopris and West Sopris, that are one-half mile (0.8 km) apart and have exactly the same elevation of 12,965 feet.[5]

Mount Sopris dominates the skyline of Carbondale and the lower Roaring Fork Valley, serving as an unofficial symbol of the area. It is prominently visible from State Highway 82 in the vicinity of Carbondale. In terms of local relief, it is one of the largest peaks in the state of Colorado. For example, West Sopris rises 6,250 ft (1,905 m) above the valley to the west in only 2.5 mi (4 km). (One can compare this to the corresponding vertical rise of the more well-known Maroon Peak in the heart of the Elks: it rises only about 4,300 ft (1,310 m), at best, in the same horizontal distance.) In fact a vertical rise of over 6,000 feet in less than 3 miles is rare and impressive anywhere in the contiguous United States

Photo credit: 1ac.photography
01/19/2022

Photo credit: 1ac.photography

Layers of color, mountains, trees, sun, snow and sky. What else do you need? Pictured Mt. Sopris in Carbondale Colorado


Morning commute. Credit: Alex Sewell
12/03/2020

Morning commute. Credit: Alex Sewell

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11/19/2020

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Top selling Sopris Necklace, the perfect gift for anyone who loves the Roaring Fork Valley! 💛 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Happy 4th of July Sopris fans!!!
07/03/2018

Happy 4th of July Sopris fans!!!

03/02/2017

Experimentation in creating a short narrative with time-lapse cinematography.

I may not look out of a window at my day job but hey, it's not so bad.
07/17/2015

I may not look out of a window at my day job but hey, it's not so bad.

Hay!
07/03/2015

Hay!

Have a great weekend everyone!!!
06/27/2015

Have a great weekend everyone!!!

Moody rainclouds about...
06/17/2015

Moody rainclouds about...

Here's looking at you, Carbondale!
04/15/2015

Here's looking at you, Carbondale!

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