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Great Dune, Colorado

Elevation: 8690 feet, 2649 meters

Elevation Info:

NAVD88 Elevation: 8694 ft / 2650 m

Alternate Name(s)

High Dune

Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)

37° 44' 54'' N; 105° 31' 59'' W
37.748454, -105.532966 (Dec Deg)
453047E 4178040N Zone 13 (UTM)

Country

United States

State/Province

Colorado

County/Second Level Region

Alamosa

High Dune, the most commonly hiked dune in Great Sand Dunes National Park

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Web Map Links	Acme Mapper MyTopo Gmap4 MS-Research TopoQuest Bing Maps MSN/Encarta Google Maps
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Rocky Mountains Range3: Southern Rocky Mountains Range4: Sangre de Cristo Range Range5: Northern Sangre de Cristo Range Range6: Great Sand Dunes Area
Drainage Basins	Rio Grande Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Ocean
Ownership	Land: Great Sand Dunes National Park Wilderness/Special Area: Great Sand Dunes Wilderness Area
Topo Map	Zapata Ranch O37105f5 1:24,000
Prominence	Clean Prominence: 290 ft/89 m Optimistic Prominence: 330 ft/101 m Key Col: 8400 ft/2560 m (40 foot contour) Col elevation in range between 8360 and 8400 feet. Topo Map: Liberty O37105g5 1:24,000 Key Col Lat/Long: 37° 45' 39'' N; 105° 30' 57'' W Key Col Map Links: Acme Mapper MyTopo Gmap4 MS-Research TopoQuest Bing Maps MSN/Encarta Google Maps
Isolation	4.7 mi/7.56 km Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Carbonate Mountain (SE) Not verified: May be a major NHN that is not in the database.
Route #1	Scramble Trailhead: Great Sand Dune Visitor Center 8060 ft/2457 m Vertical Gain: 630 ft/192 m Distance (one way): 0.9 mi/1.45 km

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