Colorado Gazetteer
Mount Zwischen is a physical feature (summit) in Saguache County. The primary coordinates for Mount Zwischen places it within the CO 81131 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Mount Zwischen |
| Category: | Colorado physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | Located in the Sangre de Cristo Range, 7.2 km (4.5 mi) south-southwest of Medano Pass, 5.6 km (3.5 mi) north of Mosca Pass; in Great Sand Dunes National Monument. |
| History: | """Zwischen"" is German for ""between""; name is reminiscent of early German settlement in the area and describes the summit's location between Medano Pass and Mosca Pass. A proposal to change the name Mount Zwischen to Medano Peak was submitted in June 2001. In June 2004, the proposal was rejected by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN)." |
| County: | Saguache County |
| Latitude: | 37.7912548 |
| Longitude: | -105.4553718 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mount Zwischen: Mount Zwischen.
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 Mount Zwischen does not include property ownership information.
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Gardner, CO
(15.8 miles E) |
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(19.5 miles NW) |
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Liberty, CO
(9.1 miles WNW) |
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(9.2 miles NE) |
