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Great Sand Dunes is an International Dark Sky Park. In 2002, the Nature Conservancy purchased the Baca Ranch—an area of 97,000 acres (151.6 sq mi; 392.5 km 2)—for $31.28 million. Financing was provided by the Department of the Interior, the Colorado State Land Board, and private donors.
Great Sand Dunes National Monument (March 17, 1932, Hoover, to September 24, 2004) Two former National Monuments were abolished due to their remoteness: Holy Cross National Monument [ c ] near Minturn (May 11, 1929, Hoover , abolished August 3, 1950)
Mountain ranges of the U.S. State of Colorado; Mountain range Highest summit; Primary Secondary ... Sand Mountain North [125] [ct] [cu] 10,884 ft 3317 m: 2,182 ft 665 m:
The U.S. State of Colorado has designated 96 natural areas of the state for special protection, as of 2023. [1] [2] The Colorado Natural Areas Program was established in 1977 to preserve and protect special areas of the state with distinctive flora, fauna, ecological, geological, and paleontologic features.
Precipitation runoff from the mountain's eastern slopes drains to Sand Creek, the west slope drains into Pole and Deadman creeks, and all three flow into the San Luis Valley. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,700 feet (518 m) above Deadman Lakes in one-half mile (0.8 km) and nearly 4,600 feet (1,402 m) above Sand Creek in ...
A strong breeze caused a layer of sand to soothingly flow over the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado, on May 31.Video recorded by Marc Livolsi shows sand blowing in a breeze ...
The mountains are timbered with conifers and aspen to the tree line, at an elevation of about 12,000 ft (3,700 m) in southern Colorado to about 10,500 ft (3,200 m) in northern Colorado; above this only alpine vegetation grows. The Rockies are snow-covered only in the winter; most snow melts by mid-August with the exception of a few small glaciers.
There are 17 National Natural Landmarks in U.S. state of Colorado, one of which extends into Wyoming. They cover areas of geological, biological and historical importance, and include lakes, mountains, rock formations and numerous fossil sites. The landmarks are located in 14 of the state's 64 counties. Five counties each contain all or part of ...