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Most climbed route
Highlights
- 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.
Routes
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1 summit • 15.2 mi • 6,010 ft gain • 9 hr 52 min
Latest summits
"Began at Willow Creek TH at 5:38. Reached Willow Lake camping area around 7:50, but didn't see Tom or Dave. I found them on the slope to the ridge of Challenger, reaching that summit at 11:06. After Tom and I climbed The Prow, Dave and I summited Kit Carson by 12:46. White clouds on the south side of Kit Carson turned some people back, but we didn't feel threatened and nothing came of it then. There was a helicopter there for hours searching for a missing hiker from back on the 24th. Later on, a little bit of rain happened near the base of the mountain, making rock a bit slick. I left their camp near a stream crossing at 6:00 before finishing at 7:33. Also, the area had a lot of mosquitoes in the gulch. " — xnatedawgx • Jul 27, 2019
"Thanks to a problem bear ar Willow Lake, this was the 2nd time climbing up Challenger as a day hike, but the first time summiting Kit Carson after! Left at 3 AM, summited Challenger at 9:30, summited KC at 10:30, and was heading back off Challenger at 11:16. Took my time getting back to the car after that!" — LGH-Dan • Jul 1, 2018
"Hiked to lakes the previous night and camped.
Start: 5:00am
Challenger Summit: 7:20am
Kit Carson Summit: 8:12
Sleet on Kit Carson descent, Challenger covered in clouds on descent. Great climb! 10th CO 14er." — Globetrotter87 • Aug 15, 2011
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