Sunrise from summit of Mount Sneffels in Colorado.

Mount Sneffels Sunrise Panorama

Telluride, Colorado

Sunrise photographed from the summit of Mount Sneffels (14,155') taken during an epic 20 hour day of climbing. To make sure I summited by dawn I left shortly after midnight and climbed up for nearly five hours in the dark solo. Known as the ‘Queen of the San Juans’, Sneffels is one of the most iconic peaks in Colorado, and I’ve been fortunate to climb this beautiful mountain three times. Climbing the south slopes route in the dark wasn’t too tricky but the main obstacle was wind. The 40 mph gusts made taking an image up top quite difficult. I ended up summiting almost 1.5 hours before sunrise but because the winds were so fierce, I hunkered down under a rock just below the summit. I nearly fell asleep doing so! At sunrise, I helped stabilize my tripod with some rocks, but was tricky given this panorama was composed by taking twelve individual images, resulting in a detail rich image best viewed as a large format fine art print. Even the iconic Telluride Ski Resort can be seen off in the distance.

Following the Sneffels climb I made my way back down to the trailhead and took a nap. I then drove 1.5 hours to the Cimarrons by Ridgway and climbed Courthouse Mountain to photograph sunset from the summit, which I then down climbed in the dark. Courthouse only stands 12,152' tall, so was a much easier ascent than Sneffels. Aside from the short nap, I had been going for nearly 20 hours... As a photographer, images have a lot more meaning to me when I sacrifice so much to create them.
Photo © copyright by Jason Weiss.

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