Elevation
14,081 ft / 4,291 m
Prominence
301 ft / 91 m
Region
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.
Latest summits
"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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