Dean M. Chriss
Photography
Great Sand Dunes National Park, Sunrise, Colorado

Great Sand Dunes National Park, Sunrise, Colorado, 2016

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The Sangre de Cristo mountains are the southernmost subrange of North America's Rocky Mountains. Several of the peaks rise to over 4,300 meters (14,000 feet). At 750 feet (229 meters) the sand dunes are the tallest in North America.