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42% NW slope via Willow Creek TH
28% North Slopes of Challenger Pt
28% traverse from Kit Carson
Challenger Point
Challenger Point is a Colorado 14er in the Sangre de Cristo range. The summit is a subpeak on the northwest shoulder of Kit Carson Mountain. It was named in memory of the seven astronauts who died when the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated shortly after liftoff on January 28, 1986.
Challenger Point SUMMIT LOG peakery first ascent by COdeacon
16
people report climbing or hiking to the summit,
most recently on Jul 31, 2011.
Below are trip reports and shared pictures from their climbs.
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Elevation
14,081 ft / 4,292 m
Prominence
Height Rank
301 ft / 92 m
#43 in Colorado
#72 in United States
Sangre de Cristo Range
Location
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Highest peaks within 250 mi / 400 km
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Mount Elbert
14,440 ft / 4,401 m
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Mount Massive
14,428 ft / 4,398 m
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Mount Harvard
14,427 ft / 4,397 m
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Blanca Peak
14,351 ft / 4,374 m
Nearest peaks see on map »
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Kit Carson Mountain
14,165 ft / 4,317 m
0 mi / 0 km away
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Columbia Point
13,986 ft / 4,263 m
0 mi / 1 km away
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Point 13541
13,541 ft / 4,127 m
1 mi / 2 km away
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Point 13580 A
13,580 ft / 4,139 m
1 mi / 2 km away
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Crestone Peak
14,294 ft / 4,357 m
2 mi / 2 km away
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Mount Adams
13,937 ft / 4,248 m
2 mi / 3 km away
- Nearest Peaks
- Kit Carson Mountain
- Columbia Point
- Point 13541
- Point 13580 A
- Crestone Peak
- Mount Adams
- Highest peaks within 250 mi / 400 km
- Mount Elbert
- Mount Massive
- Mount Harvard
- Blanca Peak