| Kit Carson Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Kit Carson Peak | |
 The Crestones as seen from Mount Adams. From left to right: Crestone Needle, Crestone Peak, Columbia Point, Kit Carson Peak, and Challenger Point. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,165.2 ft (4,317.6 m)[1] NAPGD2022 |
| Prominence | 1,025 ft (312 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 1.27 mi (2.04 km)[2] |
| Listing | Colorado Fourteener 23rd |
| Coordinates | 37°58′47″N 105°36′09″W / 37.9797219°N 105.6025089°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Kit Carson Mountain Location in Southern Colorado | |
| Location | Saguache County, Colorado, United States[3] |
| Parent range | Sangre de Cristo Range, Crestones[2] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Crestone Peak, Colorado[3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Via Challenger Point: Easy Scramble, class 3[4] |
Kit Carson Peak is a high mountain summit of the Crestones in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. Officially designated Kit Carson Mountain, the 14,165.2-foot (4,318 m) fourteener is located 5.2 miles (8.4 km) ESE (bearing 102°) of the Town of Crestone in Saguache County, Colorado, United States.[2][3] The name Kit Carson Mountain is used for both the massif with three summits (Columbia Point, Kit Carson Peak and Challenger Point), or to describe the main summit only. The mountain is named in honor of frontiersman Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson. The Crestones are a cluster of high summits in the Sangre de Cristo Range, comprising Crestone Peak, Crestone Needle, Kit Carson Peak, Challenger Point, Humboldt Peak, and Columbia Point. They are usually accessed from common trailheads.
- ^ Ahlgren, Kevin; Van Westrum, Derek; Shaw, Brian (April 2024). "Moving mountains: reevaluating the elevations of Colorado mountain summits using modern geodetic techniques". Journal of Geodesy. 98 29. doi:10.1007/s00190-024-01831-8.
- ^ a b c d "Kit Carson Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Kit Carson Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ "Kit Carson Peak Routes". 14ers.com.
