The place name "Saguache" found in the

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is pronounced . This name derives from the

Ute language Ute Givón, T. ''Ute Reference Grammar''. John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2011 is a dialect of the Colorado River Numic language, spoken by the Ute people. Speakers primarily live on three reservations: Uintah-Ouray (or Northern Ute) in nort ...

noun "''sawup''" meaning "sand dunes". The Spanish language version of this name found in the

San Luis Closed Basin The San Luis Closed Basin is a endorheic basin in the Alamosa and Saguache counties of south-central Colorado. It includes San Luis Creek and its tributary, Saguache Creek. While the basin is east of the majority of the Rocky Mountains, it lies ...

is usually spelled "Saguache", while the English language version found north of the basin is usually spelled "Sawatch".

Places named Saguache

United States

* Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado, United States * Saguache, Colorado, United States * Saguache County, Colorado, United States * Saguache Creek, Colorado, United States * Saguache Peak, Colorado, United States *

Sawatch Mountains The Sawatch Range or Saguache RangeThe place name "Saguache” is pronounced “Sawatch” . This name derives from the Ute language noun "''sawup''" meaning "sand dunes" and is spelled using the Spanish language version of this name "Saguach ...

, Colorado, United States * Sawatch Range, Colorado, United States *

Sawatch Uplift The Sawatch Uplift The place name "Sawatch" is pronounced . This name derives from the Ute language noun "''sawup''" meaning "sand dunes". The Spanish language version of this name is usually spelled "Saguache", while the English language versio ...

, Colorado, United States {{geodis