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St. Benedict's Monastery

Colorado, United States · built 1956

St. Benedict's Monastery was a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery in Pitkin County, Colorado, in the unincorporated community of Snowmass about 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Aspen. The monks were members of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, commonly called the Trappists. The entire land belonging to the monastery, including the building of the monastery itself, was sold in December 2025 for US$120 million, to Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp.

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