Tijeras Peak facts for kids
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 Tijeras Peak
Location in Colorado
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,610 ft (4,148 m) |
| Prominence | 744 ft (227 m) |
| Isolation | 1.70 mi (2.74 km) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Saguache County, Colorado, United States |
| Parent range | Sangre de Cristo Range |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Crestone Peak, Colorado |
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. Tijeras Peak is the highest summit in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. Tijeras is Spanish for scissors, and refers to the double-pronged rocky tip of the mountain.
Mountain
Historical names
- Tijeras Peak – 1970
- Tiseras Peak
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