Mount Zwischen
Mount Zwischen is a prominent mountain summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,011-foot (3,661 m) peak is located 32.1 miles (51.6 km) northeast (bearing 46°) of the City of Alamosa, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating the Great Sand Dunes Wilderness in Great Sand Dunes National Preserve and Huerfano County from the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness in San Isabel National Forest and Saguache County.[1][2][3]
| Mount Zwischen | |
|---|---|
East aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,011 ft (3,661 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 2,266 ft (691 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 4.44 mi (7.15 km)[2] |
| Listing | Colorado prominent summits |
| Coordinates | 37°47′28″N 105°27′19″W / 37.7912185°N 105.4554033°W[3] |
| Geography | |
Mount Zwischen | |
| Location | Huerfano and Saguache counties, Colorado, United States[3] |
| Parent range | Sangre de Cristo Range[2] |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Medano Pass, Colorado[3] |
Mountain edit
The mountain's name means 'between' in German, and the mountain lies between Mosca Pass to the south and Medano Pass to the north. But it also lies between several other geographical pairs.[4] For example, it lies between the Rio Grande National Forest on the west and the San Isabel National Forest to the east. Its west side is in Saguache County and its east side is in Huerfano County.
A lightning-caused wildfire — the Medano Fire — burned 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) on and around the mountain's slopes in 2010.[5]
Historical names edit
- Green Mountain
- Mount Zwischen – 1970 [3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b The elevation of Mount Zwischen includes an adjustment of +1.481 m (+4.86 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d e "Mount Zwischen, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Mount Zwischen". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ Simon, Sarah (2021). "Mount Zwischen". Summit Post. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ "Wildfire Ecology at Great Sand Dunes". Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve Colorado. National Park Service. February 24, 2015. from the original on July 5, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2023.