Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

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national park national preserve protected area

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is a protected area in southern Colorado known for containing the tallest sand dunes in North America, set against the backdrop of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve canonical 18
Great Sand Dunes 4
Great Sand Dunes dune field 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national park ⓘ
national preserve ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
area about 149,000 acres ⓘ
about 603 square kilometers ⓘ
climate semi-arid ⓘ
contains Medano Creek ⓘ
Medano Pass ⓘ
Sand Creek ⓘ
Zapata Falls Recreation Area vicinity ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
establishedAsNationalMonument 1932 ⓘ
establishedAsNationalParkAndPreserve 2004 ⓘ
governingBody National Park Service ⓘ
hasDesignation U.S. National Park ⓘ
National Preserves ⓘ
surface form: U.S. National Preserve
hasEcosystem alpine tundra ⓘ
high desert ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ
hasLandscapeFeature Sangre de Cristo Mountains backdrop ⓘ
alpine lakes ⓘ
forests ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ
sand dunes ⓘ
tallest sand dunes in North America ⓘ
tundra ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
hasVisitorCenter Great Sand Dunes Visitor Center ⓘ
highestDuneHeight about 229 meters ⓘ
about 750 feet ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
knownFor dramatic contrast of dunes and mountains ⓘ
tallest sand dunes in North America ⓘ
locatedIn Alamosa County, Colorado ⓘ
Colorado ⓘ
Saguache County, Colorado ⓘ
San Luis Valley ⓘ
Sangre de Cristo Mountains ⓘ
surface form: Sangre de Cristo Range

southern Colorado ⓘ
nearestCity Alamosa, Colorado ⓘ
offersActivity backpacking ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
sandboarding ⓘ
sandsledding ⓘ
stargazing ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
partOf United States National Park System ⓘ
surface form: National Park System of the United States

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

Mountain States → hasNotableNationalPark → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
Southern Colorado → containsProtectedArea → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
Southern Colorado → containsProtectedArea → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Sand Dunes Wilderness
Colorado → hasMajorNationalPark → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
Eastern United States → containsNationalPark → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (eastern access region)
Western Colorado → containsProtectedArea → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
Alamosa, Colorado → isGatewayTo → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
Alamosa, Colorado → nearestNationalPark → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
San Luis Valley → contains → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
Sangre de Cristo Mountains → contains → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
Alamosa County, Colorado → locatedNear → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
Saguache County, Colorado → contains → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve vicinity
Sand Creek → locatedIn → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
subject surface form: Sand Creek (Great Sand Dunes)
Sand Creek → flowsNear → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
subject surface form: Sand Creek (Great Sand Dunes)
this entity surface form: Great Sand Dunes dune field
Sand Creek → withinProtectedArea → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
subject surface form: Sand Creek (Great Sand Dunes)
Sand Creek → flowsThrough → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
subject surface form: Sand Creek (Great Sand Dunes)
this entity surface form: Great Sand Dunes National Preserve
Sand Creek → flowsAtBaseOf → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
subject surface form: Sand Creek (Great Sand Dunes)
this entity surface form: Great Sand Dunes
Medano Pass → locatedNear → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
Medano Pass → connects → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
Medano Pass → providesAccessTo → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve backcountry
Medano Pass → hasScenicViewsOf → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Sand Dunes
Zapata Falls Recreation Area vicinity → near → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
Zapata Falls Recreation Area vicinity → hasViewOf → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Sand Dunes
Great Sand Dunes Visitor Center → locatedIn → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
Great Sand Dunes Visitor Center → hasView → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Sand Dunes dune field
Great Sand Dunes Visitor Center → topic → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
Medano Creek → locatedInProtectedArea → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
Medano Creek → locatedAtBaseOf → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Sand Dunes
Medano Creek → hasNearbyFacility → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Sand Dunes picnic area
Southern Rocky Mountains → containsProtectedArea → Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ