Mount Zwischen
Mount Zwischen is a prominent mountain summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The peak is located northeast of the City of Alamosa, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating the Great [Sand Dunes Wilderness] in Great Sand [Dunes National Preserve] and Huerfano [County, Colorado|Huerfano County] from the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness in San Isabel National Forest and Saguache County.
Mountain
The mountain's name means in German, and the mountain lies between Mosca Pass to the south and Medano Pass to the north. But it also lies between several other geographical pairs. For example, it lies between the Rio Grande National Forest on the west and the San Isabel National Forest to the east. Its west side is in Saguache County and its east side is in Huerfano County.A lightning-caused wildfire — the Medano Fire — burned on and around the mountain's slopes in 2010.
Historical names
- Green Mountain
- Mount Zwischen – 1970