Mount Herard
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Mount Herard as seen from the Great Sand Dunes
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 Mount Herard
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| Location | Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Saguache County, Colorado, United States[3] |
| Parent range | Sangre de Cristo Range[2] |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Medano Pass, Colorado[3] |
Mount Herard is a high and prominent mountain summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,345-foot (4,068 m) thirteener is located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness of Great Sand Dunes National Preserve, 15.0 miles (24.1 km) southeast (bearing 132°) of the Town of Crestone in Saguache County, Colorado, United States. The summit of Conejos Peak is the highest point in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.[1][2][3]
Mountain
Originally called Medano Peak, the mountain with seven separate summits was renamed Mount Seven at the request of the Colorado Mountain Club in 1970.[3] In 1984 the mountain's name was changed to honor Ulysses Herard who homesteaded on its slopes in 1876.[3]
Historical names
- Herard Peak
- Medano Peak [3]
- Mount Cleveland
- Mount Herard – 1984 [3]
- Mount Seven – 1970 [3]
- XL Mountain
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