Great Sand Dunes National Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park is a nature reserve in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,590 m. Blanca Peak stands 4,374 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Star Dune, a peak 4.2 miles away. Frontier Pathways passes 25 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2590 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
- 24.9 mi off the Frontier Pathways, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Star Dune: 4.2 mi
- Hidden Dune: 4.6 mi
- Highest Dune: 5.2 mi
- High Dune: 5.3 mi
- Milwaukee Hill: 7.0 mi
- San Luis Lake SWA: 9.8 mi
- Baca Grande Park: 13.7 mi
- Little Pearl Pocket Park: 14.6 mi
- Hooper Public Park: 14.8 mi
- Mosca Community Park: 17.4 mi
- Mosca Spring: 7.1 mi
- Denton Spring: 8.1 mi
- Patton Spring: 16.9 mi
- Bailey Spring: 17.1 mi
- Cedar Spring: 17.6 mi
- Hooper Town Park: 14.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Welcome to Hooper: 15.0 mi
- Welcome to Hooper: 15.0 mi
- The 38th Parallel: 21.6 mi
- Grand Sand Dunes Sign: 7.8 mi
- Rock dedicated to L.B. "Bill" Casselman: 9.2 mi
- Colorado Gators Reptile Park: 15.4 mi
- Zapata Falls: 12.6 mi
- Venable Falls: 19.4 mi
- Crestone Town Hall: 14.6 mi
- All Aboard Westcliffe: 24.8 mi
- Copperstain Cliff: 14.9 mi
- Phantom Terrace: 18.0 mi
- Double Dipper: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Great Sand Dunes National Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanca Peak | SSE 155° | 4,374 m | 16.5 mi |
| Crestone Peak | N 7° | 4,359 m | 12.0 mi |
| East Crestone Peak | N 8° | 4,359 m | 12.0 mi |
| Crestone Needle | N 10° | 4,329 m | 11.9 mi |
| Kit Carson Mountain | N 3° | 4,319 m | 12.8 mi |
| Challenger Point | N 2° | 4,294 m | 12.8 mi |
| Humboldt Peak | NNE 14° | 4,289 m | 12.9 mi |
| Ellingwood Point | SSE 156° | 4,282 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:06 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 28 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 63 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 46 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Great Sand Dunes NP & Preserve, 7 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Sand Dunes National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jun.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element relation/5725308
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