Great Dune, Colorado

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  (SE)
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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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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