Elevation

14,165 ft / 4,317 m

#31 in Colorado

#66 in United States

Prominence

1,025 ft / 312 m

#255 in Colorado

#1,610 in United States

Climbs

43 climbs

#64 in Colorado

#906 in United States

Top climbing months

July   31%

August   31%

September  18%

Most climbed route

North Ridge via Willow Creek

Class 4

Highlights

  • Kit Carson Mountain is a Colorado 14er in the Sangre de Cristo Range near Crestone Peak and Crestone Needle.
  • Named after the frontiersman Kit Carson and became part of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in 2004.
  • Kit Carson is a complex mountain with several sub-summits.
  • The standard route from South Colony Lakes starts by using part of the trail for Humboldt Peak, and then traverses a ridge and the "Bears Playground" plateau toward Kit Carson.
  • A subpeak named Kat Carson is climbed and then descended with Class 3 moves on the way to the main summit.
2 climbs • 12.8 mi • 6,010 ft gain • 9 hr 31 min • Class 3
1 climb • 13.8 mi • 5,986 ft gain • 27 hr 1 min

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