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Great Dune, Colorado
Prominence: 290 ft, 89 m
Elevation: 8690 feet, 2649 meters
True Isolation: 1.64 mi, 2.64 km
Elevation Info:
NAVD88 Elevation
: 8694 ft / 2650 m
Local or Alternate Name(s)
Alternate: High Dune
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)
37° 44' 54'' N, 105° 31' 59'' W
37.748454, -105.532966 (Dec Deg)
453047 E 4178040 N, Zone 13 (UTM)
Country
United States
State/Province
Colorado
County/Second Level Region
Alamosa
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High Dune at SummitPost.org
High Dune at ListsOfJohn.com
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Ascent Info
Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users:
163
Show all viewable ascents/attempts
(Total: 151)
Selected Trip Reports:
2007-06-09 by Richard Oestreicher
2008-06-17 by James Benz
2011-09-13 by Dave Dunham
2013-05-26 by Dennis Stewart
2013-08-25 by Shane Kramer (GPS Track)
2014-08-09 by William Musser
2015-07-05 by Mihai Giurgiulescu (GPS Track)
2016-05-20 by Rob Anthony
2016-06-24 by Dennis Stewart
2016-08-26 by Stav Basis
2016-12-17 by Gustav Sexauer
2017-05-31 by Daniel Neustadt (GPS Track)
2017-07-05 by Zack Lewis (GPS Track)
2017-08-11 by MB Hansen
2017-12-02 by Scott Nolan
2017-12-12 by Jon Pilarski (GPS Track)
2018-06-02 by Zackary Michek (GPS Track)
2018-09-07 by William Chen (GPS Track)
2018-09-21 by Rusty Shackleford
2019-05-11 by Wesley Barry (GPS Track)
2019-06-20 by Matt Culpepper
2019-08-26 by Dylan Fowler (GPS Track)
2020-09-01 by Earl Beam
2020-12-16 by Janos Arnosky
2021-05-07 by Chris Denu
2021-07-28 by JohnE Sarna (GPS Track)
2021-09-21 by Steven Wagoner
Nearby Peak Searches:
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High Dune, the most commonly hiked dune in Great Sand Dunes National Park
Next to the mighty 14,000 peaks of Blanca and Ellington, the great dunes have very tall sand formations to climb (hikers in background) (2014-08-09). Photo by
William Musser
.
Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence
Key Col Page
(Detailed prominence information)
Clean Prominence
: 290 ft/89 m
Optimistic Prominence
: 330 ft/101 m
Key Col
: 8400 ft/2560 m
Isolation
Isolation Page
(Detailed isolation information)
Distance: 1.64 mi/2.64 km
Isolation Limit Point
: 37.7692, -105.5183
Nearest Higher Neighbor
in the
PBC database
:
Carbonate Mountain
(NNE)
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
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
Data Source
1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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Great Dune
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Other Photos
Andrew at the top of High Dune, the second highest sand dune in North America, with a spectacular view of GSDNP on a clear morning (2018-07-08). Photo by
Jordan Johnston
.
Click here for larger-size photo.
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