⛰️ Kit Carson Peak

United States · Americas · 14,171 m · 37.98°N, 105.60°W

Kit Carson Peak, officially known as the Kit Carson Mountain, is a high mountain summit of the Crestones in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,165.2-foot (4,318 m) fourteener is located 5.2 miles (8.4 km) ESE of the Town of Crestone in Saguache County, Colorado, United States. The name Kit Carson Mountain is used for both the massif with three summits, or to describe the main summit only. The mountain is named in honor of American 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.

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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Elevation	14,171 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	37.98°N, 105.60°W · view on map

Kit Carson Peak rises to 14,171 m in United States, in Americas. The full story of this mountain is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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