Tijeras Peak
East aspect, from Music Pass
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 / 37.9244446°N 105.5402863°W / 37.9244446; -105.5402863[3]
Geography
Tijeras Peak is located in Colorado
Tijeras Peak
Tijeras Peak
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]

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.

Historical names

  • Tijeras Peak – 1970 [3]
  • Tiseras Peak

See also

References

  1. 1 2 The elevation of Tijeras Peak includes an adjustment of +1.721 m (+5.65 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tijeras Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tijeras Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ Great Sand Dunes FAQ's #11
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