Silverton Mountain
Where Silverton Mountain’s numbers come from
15 observations from 4 publishers behind 13 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.
Figures
6/11 core figures collected.
Summit elevation13,487 ft2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Silverton Mountain
Silverton Mountain — The Mountain - Silverton MountainPublishedSep 2026“s the highest and steepest ski area in North America with a peak elevation of 13,487’ and with no easy way down. Besides avalanche mitigation wor”
Highest lift-served elevation12,073 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
OpenSkiMap — Silverton MountainPublishedSep 2026“Top of the highest mapped lift: 3,680 m (12,072 ft)”
Base elevation10,400 ft2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Silverton Mountain
Advertised vertical drop1,900 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Silverton Mountain
Silverton Mountain — Stats - Silverton MountainPublishedSep 2026“Lift Serviced Vertical Drop: 1,900’”
Lift-served vertical1,673 ftNo sources:Derived
Computed from highest lift-served elevation and base elevation, not read from a source.
= highest_lift_served_elevation_ft − base_elevation_ft
Skiable acres1,819 ac1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Total lifts12 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Average annual snowfall400 in1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Silverton Mountain
Drive from the fly-in airport5 h 13 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) to Silverton Mountain, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) to Silverton Mountain: 5 h 13 min and 281 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Drive from nearest major airport5 h 13 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) to Silverton Mountain, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) to Silverton Mountain: 5 h 13 min and 281 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Road miles from nearest major airport281.0 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) to Silverton Mountain, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) to Silverton Mountain: 5 h 13 min and 281 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Drive from closest airline airport1 h 26 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) to Silverton Mountain, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) to Silverton Mountain: 1 h 26 min and 69.2 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Road miles from closest airline airport69.2 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) to Silverton Mountain, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) to Silverton Mountain: 1 h 26 min and 69.2 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, best tier first.
- Tier 1Silverton Mountain — official websiteSilverton Mountain · silvertonmountain.com
- Tier 1Silverton Mountain — Stats - Silverton MountainSilverton Mountain · silvertonmountain.com
- Tier 1Silverton Mountain — The Mountain - Silverton MountainSilverton Mountain · silvertonmountain.com
- Tier 2Ikon Pass 2026-27 access detailsAlterra Mountain Company (Ikon Pass) · account.ikonpass.com
- Tier 2Colorado Ski Country USA — member resortsColorado Ski Country USA · coloradoski.com
- Tier 2Indy Pass — partner resortsIndy Pass · indyskipass.com
- Tier 2Power Pass — season passes (Purgatory Resort)Mountain Capital Partners (Power Pass) · purgatory.ski
- Tier 2Mountain Collective — Resort Map (partner list)The Mountain Collective · mountaincollective.com
- Tier 2Epic Pass 2026-27 resort access (epicpass.com)Vail Resorts (Epic Pass) · epicpass.com
- Tier 3Lift Blog — Silverton MountainLift Blog · liftblog.com
- Tier 3Wikipedia — List of ski areas and resorts in the United StatesWikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 3Wikipedia — Silverton MountainWikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 4Drive from Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) to Silverton Mountain, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 4Drive from Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) to Silverton Mountain, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 4Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)Bureau of Transportation Statistics (U.S. DOT) · geodata.bts.gov
- Tier 4GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard): mountain range outlines, with each ski area placed where its runs and lifts areGMBA Mountain Inventory (placed by aurora.ski) · earthenv.org
- Tier 5OpenSkiMap — Silverton MountainOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · openstreetmap.org
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
- Nearest major airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Closest airline airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Coordinates
- Wikipedia — Silverton Mountain
- Mountain range
- GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard): mountain range outlines, with each ski area placed where its runs and lifts are
- Nearest city
- Wikipedia — Silverton Mountain
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- operatingColorado Ski Country USA · Tier 2 · 2026-09-28Listed by Colorado Ski Country USA: "Silverton"
- operatingWikimedia Foundation · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28* Silverton Mountain – Silverton
- operatingLift Blog · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28Silverton Mountain: 1 operating lift(s) — Chairlift (Double); 0 removed/not operating
- operatingOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Tier 5 · 2026-09-28Silverton Mountain — status: operating; activities: downhill, nordic; lifts mapped: 1; downhill runs mapped: 1;
Data quality notes
- warningSummit elevation 13487 ft differs by 2513 ft from the highest point of mapped lifts and runs (10974 ft, OpenSkiMap)
- missingNot yet collected: named trails, beginner terrain, intermediate terrain, advanced terrain, expert terrain.