Colorado Gazetteer
Kit Carson Mountain is a physical feature (summit) in Saguache County. The primary coordinates for Kit Carson Mountain places it within the CO 81131 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Kit Carson Mountain |
| Category: | Colorado physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | In Rio Grande National Forest, in the Sangre de Cristo Range, 5 mi. E of the community of Crestone. |
| History: | A proposal to change the summit's name to Mount Crestone was rejected by the BGN in February 2011, citing opposition from the Colorado Board on Geographic Names, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Colorado Mountain Club. |
| County: | Saguache County |
| Latitude: | 37.9796989 |
| Longitude: | -105.6026169 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Kit Carson Mountain: Kit Carson Mountain.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Kit Carson Mountain does not include property ownership information.
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Crestone, CO
(5.5 miles WNW) Westcliffe, CO (13.1 miles NE) |
Silver Cliff, CO
(13.8 miles NE) Moffat, CO (16.8 miles W) |
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Cottonwood, CO
(3.9 miles SW) Duncan, CO (7.4 miles S) |
Tanglewood Acres, CO
(8.2 miles NNE) Liberty, CO (8.3 miles S) |
