Tijeras Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,610 ft (4,148 m) [1] [2] |
Prominence | 744 ft (227 m) [2] |
Isolation | 1.70 mi (2.74 km) [2] |
Coordinates | 37°55′28″N 105°32′25″W / 37.9244446°N 105.5402863°W / 37.9244446; -105.5402863 [3] |
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Location | Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Saguache County, Colorado, United States [3] |
Parent range | Sangre de Cristo Range [2] |
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USGS 7.5' topographic map Crestone Peak, Colorado [3] |
Tijeras Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,610-foot (4,148 m) thirteener is located 9.8 miles (15.8 km) southeast by east ( bearing 120°) of the Town of Crestone in Saguache County, Colorado, United States, in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness on the boundary between Great Sand Dunes National Preserve and Rio Grande National Forest. [1] [2] [3] Tijeras Peak is the highest summit in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. [4] Tijeras is Spanish for scissors, and refers to the double-pronged rocky tip of the mountain.
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