Colorado Gazetteer
Tijeras Peak is a physical feature (summit) in Saguache County. The primary coordinates for Tijeras Peak places it within the CO 81131 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Tijeras Peak |
| Category: | Colorado physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | In the Sangre de Cristo Range, 1.7 mi SSE of Milwaukee Peak and 37 mi NNE of Alamosa; Rio Grande NF. |
| History: | """Tijeras"" is Spanish for ""scissors""; descriptive name because the E ridge is scissored between two long, straight forks of Sand Cr in a region in which Spanish names are appropriate reminders of earlier settlers." |
| County: | Saguache County |
| Latitude: | 37.9243792 |
| Longitude: | -105.5403514 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Tijeras Peak: Tijeras Peak.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Tijeras Peak does not include property ownership information.
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Crestone, CO
(10.1 miles WNW) Westcliffe, CO (15.1 miles NNE) |
Silver Cliff, CO
(15.5 miles NNE) |
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Liberty, CO
(5.3 miles SW) Duncan, CO (5.3 miles SW) |
Cottonwood, CO
(5.6 miles W) |
