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.
Gardner, CO
(15.8 miles E) |
Crestone, CO
(19.5 miles NW) |
Liberty, CO
(9.1 miles WNW) |
Bradford, CO
(9.2 miles NE) |