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
- List of Colorado mountain ranges
- List of Colorado mountain summits
- List of Colorado county high points
References
- ^ a b The elevation of Tijeras Peak includes an adjustment of +1.721 m (+5.65 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d e "Tijeras Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Tijeras Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ Great Sand Dunes FAQ's #11
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