Mount Zwischen facts for kids
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 Mount Zwischen
Location in Colorado
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,011 ft (3,661 m) |
| Prominence | 2,266 ft (691 m) |
| Isolation | 4.44 mi (7.15 km) |
| Listing | Colorado prominent summits |
| Geography | |
| Location | Huerfano and Saguache counties, Colorado, United States |
| Parent range | Sangre de Cristo Range |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Medano Pass, Colorado |
Mount Zwischen is a prominent mountain summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,011-foot (3,661 m) peak is located 32.1 miles (51.6 km) northeast (bearing 46°) of the City of Alamosa, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating the Great Sand Dunes Wilderness in Great Sand Dunes National Preserve and Huerfano County from the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness in San Isabel National Forest and Saguache County.
Mountain
Historical names
- Green Mountain
- Mount Zwischen – 1970
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