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. References 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