Snowmass Field Guide
The Plants & Animals of Snowmass
Curious what’s growing at your feet? The answers lie at your fingertips with the Snowmass Field Guide, ready to help you identify that striking flower, colorful bird, or small brown critter scurrying by.
Look up, down, and all around
With more than 90 miles of hiking, trail running, and mountain biking trails directly accessible from the village, and the White River National Forest close by, Snowmass and the surrounding area is a paradise for outdoor recreationists. But there’s even more to hitting these trails than enjoying soul-stirring views of lofty peaks.
The forests, meadows, and mountain slopes teem with wildflowers and other plants, birds, and mammals. Thanks to the village’s 8,000-foot elevation, chances are these species differ from those you may be familiar with at home.
If you want to dive even deeper into understanding local ecology of Snowmass, here are a few resources:
- Wild at Heart: A Field Guide to Plants, Birds and Mammals, by Snowmass Village resident Janis Lindsey Huggins (who was also an invaluable source of advice for the Snowmass Nature Guide)
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Independence Pass, published by the Independence Pass Foundation
- Southwest Colorado Wildflowers
- All About Birds, a website by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Snowmass Field Guide
With so much terrain to explore, ground yourself in knowledge: learn about the plants and animals that surround Snowmass. By the time your visit is over, you'll be a pro at species identification.
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