Tijeras Peak

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.

Tijeras Peak
Tijeras Peak
Highest point
Elevation13,610 ft (4,148 m)[1][2]
Prominence744 ft (227 m)[2]
Isolation1.70 mi (2.74 km)[2]
Coordinates37°55′28″N 105°32′25″W[3]
Geography
LocationGreat Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Saguache County, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeSangre de Cristo Range[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Crestone Peak, Colorado[3]

Historical names
  • Tijeras Peak – 1970 [3]
  • Tiseras Peak

See also

References
  1. The elevation of Tijeras Peak includes an adjustment of +1.721 m (+5.65 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. "Tijeras Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  3. "Tijeras Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  4. Great Sand Dunes FAQ's #11
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