Mount Zwischen
Mount Zwischen | |
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Mount Zwischen Colorado | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,011 ft (3,661 m)[2][3] |
Prominence | 2,266 ft (691 m)[3] |
Isolation | 4.44 mi (7.15 km)[3] |
Listing | Colorado prominent summits |
Coordinates | 37°47′28″N 105°27′19″W / 37.7912185°N 105.4554033°WCoordinates: 37°47′28″N 105°27′19″W / 37.7912185°N 105.4554033°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Huerfano and Saguache counties, Colorado, United States[1] |
Parent range | Sangre de Cristo Range[3] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Medano Pass, Colorado[1] |
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.[2][3][1]
Mountain[]
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Historical names[]
- Green Mountain
- Mount Zwischen – 1970 [1]
See also[]
- List of Colorado mountain ranges
- List of Colorado mountain summits
- List of Colorado fourteeners
- List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits
- List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
- List of Colorado county high points
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Mount Zwischen". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b The elevation of Mount Zwischen includes an adjustment of +1.481 m (+4.86 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Mount Zwischen, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
External links[]
Categories:
- Mountains of Colorado
- Mountains of Huerfano County, Colorado
- Mountains of Saguache County, Colorado
- Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
- San Isabel National Forest
- Sangre de Cristo Mountains
- North American 3000 m summits
- Colorado geography stubs