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Kit Carson Mountain

Colorado

About

Kit Carson Mountain is a summit of 14,157 feet in the Saguache Ranger District of Colorado's Rio Grande National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The nearest town is Crestone, about 5 miles away. The Crestones climbing area sits about 1.3 miles away, and the Copper Gulch trail and Broken Hand Pass are both within about 2 miles. For an overnight base, Burnt Gulch Trail Camp is roughly 4 miles off.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

14,157 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Kit Carson Mountain

Colorado

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Crestone, Colorado · 5.2 mi
Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Rio Grande National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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