Snowmass Peak, Mountain summit in Elk Mountains, Colorado.

Snowmass Peak is the lower end of Hagerman Peak's east ridge in the Elk Mountains, within the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness of White River National Forest. It lies on the Pitkin–Gunnison county line west of Aspen. Its east face rises behind Snowmass Lake, and forced perspective makes it appear higher than Hagerman Peak, though it is 221 feet shorter.

Snowmass Peak is the lower end of Hagerman Peak's east ridge, not a separate summit; it sits 221 feet below Hagerman's top. Its rise behind Snowmass Lake is a forced-perspective illusion, yet the point appears on USGS topographic maps. It lies in the Elk Mountains, in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness of White River National Forest, on the Pitkin-Gunnison county line west of Aspen.

Snowmass Peak is often mistaken for Snowmass Mountain, the state's 34th-highest summit, and for Hagerman Peak; natural forced perspective makes it look taller than Hagerman though it is 221 ft shorter. The name comes from the snowfields below Snowmass Lake, and the peak appears on USGS topographical maps as a named point.

The usual route to Snowmass Peak is the Trail Rider Pass trail to Hagerman Peak, reached either by the Snowmass Creek approach off Divide Road from Snowmass Village or via the Geneva Lake trail. A direct line between Hagerman Peak and Snowmass Mountain is possible but much harder. Snowmass Peak is the lower end of Hagerman Peak's east ridge, so the summit is gained along that ridge.

Snowmass Peak is not a true peak but the lower end of Hagerman Peak's east ridge, and it is 221 feet shorter than Hagerman's summit. Forced perspective from Snowmass Lake makes it look higher than Hagerman, an illusion that earned it a named point on USGS topographic maps. It is also often mistaken for Snowmass Mountain.