Medano Pass

E237148

geographical feature mountain pass

Medano Pass is a high mountain pass in south-central Colorado that provides a scenic route through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Great Sand Dunes National Park.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Medano Pass canonical	1
Medano Pass area	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature ⓘ mountain pass ⓘ
closestTownOnEast	Mosca, Colorado vicinity ⓘ
closestTownOnWest	Gardner, Colorado vicinity ⓘ
connects	Colorado State Highway 69 vicinity ⓘ Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ Wet Mountain Valley ⓘ
crosses	Sangre de Cristo Mountains ⓘ surface form: Sangre de Cristo Range
drainageDivideBetween	Arkansas River watershed ⓘ San Luis Valley ⓘ
elevation	about 10040 feet ⓘ about 3060 meters ⓘ
environment	alpine and subalpine forest ⓘ sand dunes and creek corridors nearby ⓘ
hasScenicViewsOf	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ surface form: Great Sand Dunes Sangre de Cristo Mountains ⓘ
hazards	deep sand sections ⓘ seasonal snow and mud ⓘ stream crossings ⓘ
isPartOf	Sangre de Cristo Mountains transportation network ⓘ
locatedIn	Colorado ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedInCounty	Alamosa County, Colorado ⓘ Huerfano County, Colorado ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange	Sangre de Cristo Mountains ⓘ
locatedInRegion	south-central Colorado ⓘ
locatedNear	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
managedBy	National Park Service (eastern approach and road segments) ⓘ U.S. Forest Service ⓘ surface form: U.S. Forest Service (western approach and adjacent lands)
nameEtymology	derived from Spanish "médano" meaning sand dune ⓘ
providesAccessTo	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ surface form: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve backcountry Sangre de Cristo Wilderness ⓘ surface form: Sangre de Cristo Wilderness vicinity
recreationAreaType	backcountry corridor ⓘ
roadType	4WD road ⓘ
seasonalAccess	typically open late spring through fall ⓘ
surface	dirt and sand ⓘ
traversedBy	Medano Pass Primitive Road ⓘ
usedFor	camping along Medano Pass Primitive Road ⓘ off-road driving ⓘ recreation ⓘ scenic driving ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ
withinProtectedAreaBoundary	partly within Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ partly within San Isabel National Forest ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve → contains → Medano Pass ⓘ

Medano Creek → sourceArea → Medano Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Medano Pass area